Lilongwe vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$147
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
20
😀 Quality of life
26
52
🏙️ Population
989K
1.18M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 59% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 9038th and 6017th ($367 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Malawi and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8741st and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$9496

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$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964