Lilongwe vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$260
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
35
😀 Quality of life
20
19
🏙️ Population
989K
2.96M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 6% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7990th and 8269th ($582 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Yemen, respectively. Check Malawi vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8861st and 8890th 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
$3.23
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$5.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810