Jeddah vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1571
🏠 One person rent	$512	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	45	13
😀 Quality of life	76	20
🏙️ Population	4.7M	989K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 95% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4650th and 7807th ($1146 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 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 860th and 8847th 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	$6.67	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$2351

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

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