Lilongwe vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$251
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
33
😀 Quality of life
29
42
🏙️ Population
989K
2.96M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 10% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8094th and 8488th ($587 vs $532) 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 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8818th and 7615th 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
$4.43
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$4197

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$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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910