Lilongwe vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$250
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
12
49
😀 Quality of life
25
56
🏙️ Population
989K
1.57M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 7% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7884th and 8247th ($592 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st 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 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 8966th and 6229th 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
$4.27
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$2133

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719