Kabul vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kabul | Lilongwe | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kabul is 55% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7972nd and 9038th ($567 vs $367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Malawi, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Malawi comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 8953rd and 8741st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Kabul vs Lilongwe
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| Kabul | Lilongwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 119 km or 74 mi | Jalalabad | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Ghazni | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Khost | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Puli Khumri | |
| 223 km or 138 mi |  Peshawar | |
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| 246 km or 153 mi | Kunduz | |
| 266 km or 166 mi | Mardan | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Mingora | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Mazar-i-Sharif | |
| 336 km or 209 mi | Wah | |
| 368 km or 229 mi | Islamabad | |
| 369 km or 229 mi |  Qurghonteppa | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Rawalpindi | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Sheberghan | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Sargodha | |
| 450 km or 280 mi | Tursunzoda | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Dushanbe | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Mirpur | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Mandi Bahauddin | |
| 458 km or 285 mi | Kandahar | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Jhang | |
| 474 km or 294 mi | Chiniot | |
| 476 km or 296 mi |  Baramulla | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Gojra | |
| 501 km or 312 mi | Hafizabad | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Faisalabad | |
| 505 km or 314 mi | Gujrat | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Srinagar | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Quetta | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Multan | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Sahiwal | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Gujranwala | |
| 538 km or 334 mi | Khanewal | |
| 546 km or 340 mi | Sialkot | |
| 549 km or 341 mi | Sheikhupura | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 123 km or 76 mi |  Monkey Bay | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Mangochi | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Zomba | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Mzimba | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Blantyre | |
| 243 km or 151 mi |  Tete | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Mulanje | |
| 506 km or 314 mi |  Kasama | |
| 518 km or 322 mi |  Harare | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Marondera | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 545 km or 339 mi | Quelimane | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
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| 567 km or 353 mi | Mutare | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Ndola | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Chimoio | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Nampula | |
| 613 km or 381 mi | Lusaka | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Mansa | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Kitwe | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Mufulira | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Kadoma | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Chingola | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Beira | |
| 682 km or 424 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 732 km or 455 mi |  Lubumbashi | |
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| 741 km or 460 mi | Gweru | |
| 744 km or 462 mi | Nacala | |
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