Lilongwe vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$147
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
13
96
😀 Quality of life
26
61
🏙️ Population
989K
8.69M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 48% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 9038th and 6811th ($367 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Malawi and Iran, respectively. Check Malawi vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8741st and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$1883

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569