Lilongwe vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$946
🏠 One person rent
$260
$126
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$46.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$196
😷 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 57% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 7990th and 9056th ($582 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 14th in Pakistan, while ranked 8861st and 8809th 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
$3.23
$2.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$63
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
16.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$1057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$902
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$3.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$1.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$1.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$2.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$14.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$23.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$1034

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

Cities near Multan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$358
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$294
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$360
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$292
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$344
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$312
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$310
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$319
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$373
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$456
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$376
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$268
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$406
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$280
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$313
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$500
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$330
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$325
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$441
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$374
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$335
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$328
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$376
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$378
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$439
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$323
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$338
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$285
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$327
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$469
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$344
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$430
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$252
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$375
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$372
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$371