Lilongwe vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lilongwe	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$587	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$2359
🏠 One person rent	$251	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$555	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$973
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	13	56
😀 Quality of life	20	51
🏙️ Population	989K	39K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 41% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 7807th and 5524th ($587 vs $996) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and the Palestine, respectively. Check Malawi vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 8847th and 6159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Ramallah

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	Lilongwe	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.4%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10555	$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$588	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.11	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.1	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2351	$4230

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lilongwe

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 Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1931
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511