Lilongwe vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$251
$518
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$691
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$1734
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
14
16
😀 Quality of life
29
57
🏙️ Population
989K
886K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 43% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8094th and 5290th ($587 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Malawi and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8818th and 6204th 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
$4.43
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$8604

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance City Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$818
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$429
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$2054
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$856
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$919
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$686
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$334
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$338
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$742
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$2014
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1933
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1810
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$2038
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$2060
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$1149
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$977
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$2145
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$1077
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$753
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$2133
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2663
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1032
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$862
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$1205
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1845
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$538
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$2305
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$2201
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2465
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$2354
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$2336
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$288
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587