Lilongwe vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$799
🏠 One person rent
$147
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
13
67
😀 Quality of life
26
35
🏙️ Population
989K
2.1M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 11% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 9038th and 9155th ($367 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Malawi and Pakistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 8741st and 7850th 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
$2
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$1496

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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 Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282