Dubai vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
12
😀 Quality of life
91
25
🏙️ Population
3.94M
989K

The cost of living in Dubai is 325% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 848th and 7884th ($2514 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Malawi, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 158th and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$2356

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653