Lilongwe vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$250
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
12
55
😀 Quality of life
25
62
🏙️ Population
989K
2.11M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 27% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7884th and 8825th ($592 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Malawi and Indonesia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 8966th and 5663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Medan

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Lilongwe Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.73
🥤 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
$374
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$10637

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123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534