Lahore vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$174
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$121
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
71
14
😀 Quality of life
49
30
🏙️ Population
11.1M
989K

The cost of living in Lahore is 27% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8919th and 8027th ($432 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Malawi, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 6762nd and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Lilongwe

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Lahore Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$2330

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$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323

Cities near Lilongwe

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