Lilongwe vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$250
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
14
41
😀 Quality of life
30
58
🏙️ Population
989K
2.43M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 47% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8027th and 5028th ($591 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Malawi and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1 months in Mecca. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8837th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Mecca

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Lilongwe Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$4622

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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
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514