Lilongwe vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$251
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
14
70
😀 Quality of life
29
78
🏙️ Population
989K
7.01M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 64% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8094th and 3485th ($587 vs $1628) 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 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8818th and 899th 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
$4.43
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$10912

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459