Lilongwe vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1005
🏠 One person rent
$251
$140
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$304
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$173
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
0 km
🎓 Higher education
13
29
😀 Quality of life
20
21
🏙️ Population
989K
1.87M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 50% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 7807th and 8975th ($587 vs $392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Malawi and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.5 months in Multan. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Multan ranked 15th in Pakistan, while ranked 8847th and 8811th 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
$4.27
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$6.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
17.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$1478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$7.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.42
🌊 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
$12.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$2.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$1778

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688

Cities near Multan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$361
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$342
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$356
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$292
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$342
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$305
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$300
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$306
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$389
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$458
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$374
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$297
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$411
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$321
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$308
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$325
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$383
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$373
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$339
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$366
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$379
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$281
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$354
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$401
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$358
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$442
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$382
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$346
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$266
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$338
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$386
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$287
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$441
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$251
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$366
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$366
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$350