Lilongwe vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$780
🏠 One person rent
$250
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$198
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$129
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
14
48
😀 Quality of life
30
34
🏙️ Population
989K
1.97M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 83% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8027th and 9160th ($591 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 0.4 months in Peshawar. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Peshawar ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 8837th and 8618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Peshawar

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Lilongwe Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$96.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$52.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
16.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$1.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$9.83
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$32.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$2608

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$521
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$379
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$370
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$368
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$360
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$464
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$427
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$423
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$433
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$473
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$279
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$381
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$264
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$330
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$425
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$378
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$371
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$353
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$302
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$348
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$308
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$308
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$429
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$367
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$326
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$295
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$379
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$318
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$432
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$454
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$315
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$391
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$382
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$417
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$364
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$351
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$352
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$704