Isfahan vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$1571
🏠 One person rent	$211	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	66	13
😀 Quality of life	48	20
🏙️ Population	1.96M	989K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 11% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8454th and 7807th ($523 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in Iran and Malawi, respectively. Check Iran vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 6375th and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Lilongwe

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	Isfahan	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$2351

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688

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