Lilongwe vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$962
🏠 One person rent
$250
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
12
68
😀 Quality of life
25
50
🏙️ Population
989K
2.1M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 42% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7884th and 8945th ($592 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 8966th and 6592nd 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
$4.27
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$443
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$344
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$421
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$403
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270