Lilongwe vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$147
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
13
50
😀 Quality of life
26
52
🏙️ Population
989K
1.57M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 39% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 9038th and 7596th ($367 vs $606) 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 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 8741st and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$2132

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$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698