Lahore vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1000
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$175
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$105
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
69
12
😀 Quality of life
48
25
🏙️ Population
11.1M
989K

The cost of living in Lahore is 28% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7884th ($427 vs $592) 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 7th in Malawi, while ranked 6783rd and 8966th 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
$2.14
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.3
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.49%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.24
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.15
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.71
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1207
$2356

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$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$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