Dubai vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
13
😀 Quality of life
87
20
🏙️ Population
3.33M
989K

The cost of living in Dubai is 305% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 989th and 7807th ($2379 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 288th and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$2351

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688