Lilongwe vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$251
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
45
😀 Quality of life
29
56
🏙️ Population
989K
3M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 22% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8094th and 8757th ($587 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st 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 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 8818th and 6229th 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
$4.43
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.06
🥤 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
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638