Lilongwe vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$251
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
47
😀 Quality of life
29
41
🏙️ Population
989K
1.57M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 16% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8094th and 8645th ($587 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Malawi and Iran, respectively. Check Malawi vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 8818th and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Shiraz

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Lilongwe Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$2115

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$516
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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694