Lilongwe vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$147
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
13
55
😀 Quality of life
26
53
🏙️ Population
989K
39K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 64% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 9038th and 5228th ($367 vs $1011) 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 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 8741st and 6114th 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
$2
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$3737

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$1948
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$964
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1583
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1752
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2068
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$760
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1776
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1499