Lilongwe vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$250
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
23
😀 Quality of life
30
69
🏙️ Population
989K
1.41M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 49% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8027th and 4849th ($591 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8837th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Medina

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Lilongwe Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$5515

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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

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010