Kuwait City vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$716
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
43
14
😀 Quality of life
77
30
🏙️ Population
2.99M
989K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 147% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4189th and 8027th ($1461 vs $591) 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 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 1096th and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Lilongwe

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Kuwait City Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$2330

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718