Lilongwe vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$251
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
14
55
😀 Quality of life
29
47
🏙️ Population
989K
2.11M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 29% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8094th and 8852nd ($587 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th 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 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 8818th and 6943rd 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
$4.43
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$7769

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550