Lahore vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$904
🏠 One person rent
$151
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$306
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
69
13
😀 Quality of life
51
26
🏙️ Population
11.1M
989K

The cost of living in Lahore is 5% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8998th and 9038th ($386 vs $367) 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 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 6245th and 8741st 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
$1.97
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$1424

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$337
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$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734