Lilongwe vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$250
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
12
22
😀 Quality of life
25
70
🏙️ Population
989K
1.41M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 50% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7884th and 4743rd ($592 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8966th and 4114th 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
$4.27
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.39
🧅 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
$1.13
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$5508

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Distance City Cost of living
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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987