Lilongwe vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$250
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
47
😀 Quality of life
30
55
🏙️ Population
989K
1.57M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 4% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8027th and 8262nd ($591 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 8837th and 6346th 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
$4.25
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$1920

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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698