Lilongwe vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$758
🏠 One person rent
$251
$126
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$189
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$121
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$43.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
14
48
😀 Quality of life
29
34
🏙️ Population
989K
1.97M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 83% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8094th and 9130th ($587 vs $321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th 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 0.5 months in Peshawar. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Peshawar ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 8818th and 8525th 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
$4.43
$2.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$8.99
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.36
🥤 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
$110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$59.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$96
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
14.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$9.26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$2.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$1.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$10.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$2.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$10.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$44.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$33.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$3008

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$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$394
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$373
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$381
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$371
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$496
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$446
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$438
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$456
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$504
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$280
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$391
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$253
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$335
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$447
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$393
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$382
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$344
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$306
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$359
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$309
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$313
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$447
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$379
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$332
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$286
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$396
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$339
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$450
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$468
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$340
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$397
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$401
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$440
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$371
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$350
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$346
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$734