Lilongwe vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$251
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
13
96
😀 Quality of life
20
60
🏙️ Population
989K
8.69M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 26% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7807th and 6486th ($587 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Malawi and Iran, respectively. Check Malawi vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8847th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Tehran

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Lilongwe Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$1951

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510