Lilongwe vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$251
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
14
69
😀 Quality of life
29
51
🏙️ Population
989K
2.1M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 31% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8094th and 8874th ($587 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 8818th and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Rawalpindi

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Lilongwe Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$806

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$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
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252