Lilongwe vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$250
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
12
96
😀 Quality of life
25
66
🏙️ Population
989K
8.69M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 13% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7884th and 7204th ($592 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8966th and 5113th 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
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488