Lilongwe vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$250
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
14
33
😀 Quality of life
30
40
🏙️ Population
989K
2.96M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 7% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8027th and 8377th ($591 vs $551) 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 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8837th and 7844th 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
$4.25
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.97
🥤 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
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$3830

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$492
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$494
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996