Lilongwe vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lilongwe | Manama | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Lilongwe is 54% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7990th and 4400th ($582 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Bahrain, respectively. Check Malawi vs Bahrain comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8861st and 1915th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 134 km or 83 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Mangochi | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Zomba | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Mzimba | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Blantyre | |
| 243 km or 151 mi |  Tete | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Mulanje | |
| 506 km or 314 mi |  Kasama | |
| 518 km or 322 mi |  Harare | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Marondera | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 545 km or 339 mi | Quelimane | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
| 566 km or 352 mi |  Mbeya | |
| 567 km or 353 mi | Mutare | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Ndola | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Chimoio | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Nampula | |
| 613 km or 381 mi | Lusaka | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Mansa | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Kitwe | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Mufulira | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Kadoma | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Chingola | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Beira | |
| 682 km or 424 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 732 km or 455 mi |  Lubumbashi | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Pemba | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Gweru | |
| 744 km or 462 mi | Nacala | |
| 746 km or 464 mi | Masvingo | |
| 795 km or 494 mi | Choma | |
| 835 km or 519 mi | Likasi | |
| 883 km or 549 mi | Bulawayo | |
| 886 km or 551 mi | Dodoma | |
| 902 km or 560 mi | Morogoro | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.7 mi |  Isa Town | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Riffa | |
| 44 km or 27 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Dammam | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Qatif | |
| 110 km or 68 mi |  Al Khor | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Jubail | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Doha | |
| 307 km or 191 mi |  Bushehr | |
| 345 km or 214 mi | Borazjan | |
| 376 km or 233 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Jahrom | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Kazerun | |
| 421 km or 262 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 424 km or 263 mi | Shiraz | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Riyadh | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Fasa | |
| 435 km or 270 mi | Kuwait City | |
| 461 km or 287 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 467 km or 290 mi |  Al-Faw | |
| 485 km or 301 mi | Dubai | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Behbahan | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Sharjah | |
| 498 km or 309 mi | Umm Qasr | |
| 498 km or 310 mi | Ajman | |
| 501 km or 312 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 503 km or 312 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Yasuj | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Abadan | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 543 km or 337 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 547 km or 340 mi | Basra | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 565 km or 351 mi | Al Ain | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Bandar Abbas | |
| 589 km or 366 mi | Fujairah | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Ahvaz | |
| 617 km or 383 mi | Sirjan |