Lilongwe vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$260
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$315
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
52
😀 Quality of life
20
43
🏙️ Population
989K
2.11M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 12% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7990th and 8536th ($582 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Malawi and Indonesia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 8861st and 6659th 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
$3.23
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$11482

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544