Kuwait City vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1454
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$741
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2360
$105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
43
12
😀 Quality of life
79
25
🏙️ Population
2.99M
989K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 146% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4115th and 7884th ($1454 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Malawi, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 884th and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuwait City Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8536
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.27
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.31
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7065
$2356

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
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$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653