Faisalabad vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Faisalabad	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$306	$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$769	$1571
🏠 One person rent	$99.5	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$178	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$121	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$275
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	43	13
😀 Quality of life	39	20
🏙️ Population	3.2M	989K

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 48% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 9193rd and 7807th ($306 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Pakistan and Malawi, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Faisalabad compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Faisalabad ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 7026th and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Faisalabad vs Lilongwe

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	Faisalabad	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.14	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.57	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.2	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$45.8	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.12%	12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$3.57	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.58	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.37	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.54	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.72	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.9	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.4	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27.2	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1151	$2351

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Faisalabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Chiniot	$389
35 km or 22 mi	Sahiwal	$305
48 km or 30 mi	Gojra	$342
74 km or 46 mi	Jhang	$292
77 km or 48 mi	Okara	$300
83 km or 52 mi	Sargodha	$458
92 km or 57 mi	Hafizabad	$380
93 km or 58 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
121 km or 75 mi	Lahore	$411
125 km or 78 mi	Kamoke	$321
132 km or 82 mi	Gujranwala	$308
136 km or 84 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
146 km or 91 mi	Burewala	$356
159 km or 99 mi	Gujrat	$373
166 km or 103 mi	Khanewal	$361
169 km or 105 mi	Amritsar	$383
182 km or 113 mi	Sialkot	$281
201 km or 125 mi	Mirpur	$354
209 km or 130 mi	Multan	$392
222 km or 138 mi	Jammu	$287
238 km or 148 mi	Jalandhar	$358
243 km or 151 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
254 km or 158 mi	Islamabad	$442
261 km or 162 mi	Pathankot	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
268 km or 167 mi	Wah	$382
270 km or 167 mi	Ludhiana	$441
279 km or 173 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
286 km or 178 mi	Kohat	$379
323 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
325 km or 202 mi	Mardan	$366
331 km or 206 mi	Baramulla	$273
338 km or 210 mi	Srinagar	$354
352 km or 219 mi	Patiala	$365
359 km or 223 mi	Hisar	$251
362 km or 225 mi	Chandigarh	$369
365 km or 227 mi	Khost	$366
379 km or 235 mi	Bikaner	$297
379 km or 235 mi	Mingora	$364
391 km or 243 mi	Shimla	$272

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