Lilongwe vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$250
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
96
😀 Quality of life
30
64
🏙️ Population
989K
8.69M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 8% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8027th and 7642nd ($591 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Malawi and Iran, respectively. Check Malawi vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8837th and 5345th 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
$4.25
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$2262

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488