Lilongwe vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$250
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
45
😀 Quality of life
30
76
🏙️ Population
989K
298K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 55% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8027th and 4555th ($591 vs $1309) 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 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8837th and 1317th 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
$4.25
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$10032

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545