Lilongwe vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$147
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
13
71
😀 Quality of life
26
74
🏙️ Population
989K
7.01M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 78% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 9038th and 2922nd ($367 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8741st and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$9649

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561