Lilongwe vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$147
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
35
😀 Quality of life
26
23
🏙️ Population
989K
2.96M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 30% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 9038th and 8335th ($367 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Yemen, respectively. Check Malawi vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8741st and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Sanaa

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Lilongwe Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$5.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$2959

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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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840