Lilongwe vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$250
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
14
55
😀 Quality of life
30
48
🏙️ Population
989K
2.11M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 28% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8027th and 8850th ($591 vs $461) 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 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 8837th and 6907th 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
$4.25
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$9091

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$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
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572