Lilongwe vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lilongwe	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$587	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$251	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$555	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	15
😀 Quality of life	20	47
🏙️ Population	989K	886K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 46% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 7807th and 4967th ($587 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Malawi and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8847th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Tabuk

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	Lilongwe	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.4%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10555	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$588	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.11	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.1	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2351	$8574

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$492
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$493
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$457
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$566
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$507
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$825
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$525
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$748
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$992
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$794
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$675
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$461
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$752
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$541
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$947
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$872
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$738
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$776
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$917
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1018
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$723
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$875
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1003
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$730
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1506
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$597
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1150
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$854
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$700
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$961
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$766
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$502
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$486
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$688

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028