Lilongwe vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$250
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
45
😀 Quality of life
30
56
🏙️ Population
989K
3M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 19% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8027th and 8726th ($591 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in Malawi and Iran, respectively. Check Malawi vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 8837th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Mashhad

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Lilongwe Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$627

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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

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639