Lilongwe vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$251
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
45
😀 Quality of life
29
76
🏙️ Population
989K
298K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 56% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8094th and 4453rd ($587 vs $1340) 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 1.7 months in Manama. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8818th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Manama

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Lilongwe Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$10985

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123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521