Lilongwe vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$983
🏠 One person rent
$250
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$246
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$48.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$144
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
0 km
🎓 Higher education
14
29
😀 Quality of life
30
30
🏙️ Population
989K
1.87M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 42% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 8027th and 8948th ($591 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Malawi and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.3 months in Multan. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Multan ranked 14th in Pakistan, while ranked 8837th and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Multan

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Lilongwe Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$53.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
19.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$1529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$7.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$8.08
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$39.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$1285

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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 Multan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$382
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$298
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$351
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$302
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$367
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$318
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$315
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$348
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$378
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$381
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$379
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$371
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$289
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$432
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$326
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$308
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$327
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$391
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$330
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$343
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$423
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$379
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$308
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$279
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$427
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$352
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$464
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$360
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$323
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$298
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$337
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$433
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$295
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$414
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$263
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$330
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$370
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$325