Jeddah vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$511	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$352
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	45	13
😀 Quality of life	75	20
🏙️ Population	4.7M	989K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 93% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4828th and 7990th ($1123 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Malawi, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 1110th and 8861st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Lilongwe

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	Jeddah	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$363
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$10490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$49.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$2358

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$515
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$516
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$498
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$574
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$834
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$534
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$500
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1079
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1012
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$810
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$670
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$433
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$662
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$1139
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$1190
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$685
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1017
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1116
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1090
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$729
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1028
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1000
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$731
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1500
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$761
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1394
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$871
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$725
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$939
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$756
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$564
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$639
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$670