Lilongwe vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$250
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
14
66
😀 Quality of life
30
87
🏙️ Population
989K
1.25M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 60% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8027th and 4144th ($591 vs $1473) 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8837th and 352nd 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
$4.25
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$7922

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492