Lilongwe vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lilongwe	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$260	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.3	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$278	$1723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	15
😀 Quality of life	20	45
🏙️ Population	989K	886K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 41% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 7990th and 5787th ($582 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8861st and 6510th 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	$3.23	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.86	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$363	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$202	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.6%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10490	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$589	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.36
🍹 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	$0.95	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.63	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2358	$4277

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$515
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$516
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$498
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$574
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$834
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$534
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$500
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1079
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1012
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$810
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$670
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$433
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$662
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$1139
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$1190
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$685
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1017
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1116
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1090
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$729
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1028
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1000
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$731
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1500
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$761
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1394
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$871
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$725
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$939
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$756
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$564
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$639
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$670

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$694
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$393
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1536
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$777
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$640
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$278
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$294
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$707
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1657
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1651
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1372
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1607
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1632
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$847
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$721
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1713
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$934
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$806
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1727
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1004
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$609
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$952
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$692
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1775
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1741
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2115
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1815
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1768
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$303
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881