Jeddah vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$904
🏠 One person rent
$495
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
45
13
😀 Quality of life
73
26
🏙️ Population
4.7M
989K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 200% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4731st and 9038th ($1100 vs $367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Malawi, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 1616th and 8741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$1424

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$1032
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$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
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$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734