Lilongwe vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$250
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
12
46
😀 Quality of life
25
77
🏙️ Population
989K
298K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 52% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7884th and 4625th ($592 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Bahrain, respectively. Check Malawi vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8966th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$8943

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534