Lilongwe vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lilongwe | Riyadh | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Lilongwe is 63% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7990th and 3292nd ($582 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Saudi Arabia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8861st and 796th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Lilongwe vs Riyadh
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| Lilongwe | Riyadh | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 233 km or 145 mi | Mzimba | |
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| 243 km or 151 mi |  Tete | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Mulanje | |
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| 518 km or 322 mi |  Harare | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Marondera | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 545 km or 339 mi | Quelimane | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
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| 567 km or 353 mi | Mutare | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Ndola | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Chimoio | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Nampula | |
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| 616 km or 383 mi | Mansa | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Kitwe | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Mufulira | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Kadoma | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Chingola | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Beira | |
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| 740 km or 460 mi | Pemba | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Gweru | |
| 744 km or 462 mi | Nacala | |
| 746 km or 464 mi | Masvingo | |
| 795 km or 494 mi | Choma | |
| 835 km or 519 mi | Likasi | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 310 km or 193 mi |  Al-Mubarraz | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Unaizah | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Dhahran | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Dammam | |
| 395 km or 245 mi | Jubail | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Qatif | |
| 420 km or 261 mi |  Riffa | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Isa Town | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 460 km or 286 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 491 km or 305 mi |  Doha | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Al Khor | |
| 540 km or 336 mi | Kuwait City | |
| 595 km or 369 mi | Ha'il | |
| 611 km or 379 mi |  Umm Qasr | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Al-Faw | |
| 631 km or 392 mi |  Bushehr | |
| 646 km or 401 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 652 km or 405 mi | Abadan | |
| 658 km or 409 mi | Basra | |
| 659 km or 410 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Bisha | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Borazjan | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 713 km or 443 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 714 km or 443 mi | Nasiriyah | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Medina | |
| 737 km or 458 mi | Kazerun | |
| 747 km or 464 mi | Behbahan | |
| 754 km or 469 mi | Samawah | |
| 766 km or 476 mi | Ahvaz | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
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| 800 km or 497 mi | Amarah | |
| 804 km or 499 mi | Bareq | |
| 804 km or 500 mi | Jahrom | |
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