Lilongwe vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$251
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
14
66
😀 Quality of life
29
86
🏙️ Population
989K
1.25M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 62% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8094th and 3851st ($587 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Malawi and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Malawi vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8818th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Sharjah

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Lilongwe Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$8199

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469