Lilongwe vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lilongwe	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$367	$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$904	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$147	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$237	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$141	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.4	$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$306	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	45
😀 Quality of life	26	55
🏙️ Population	989K	2.86M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 53% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 9038th and 6424th ($367 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Malawi vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.5 months in Tashkent. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 8741st and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Tashkent

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	Lilongwe	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2	$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.2	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$75.5	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.4	$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.98%	21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9504	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$356	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.6	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.44	$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.58	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.88	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.33	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.06	$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.78	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.7	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1424	$8199

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$416
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$682
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$692
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$682
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$680
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$674
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$473
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$558
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$479
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$582
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$647
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$479
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$564
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$434
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$562
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$638
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$475
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$529
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$416
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$399
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$653
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$560
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$640
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$398
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$504
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$446
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$671
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$658
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$935