Lilongwe vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$250
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
12
46
😀 Quality of life
25
72
🏙️ Population
989K
418K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 54% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7884th and 4511th ($592 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Albania, respectively. Check Malawi vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8966th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$32.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$5765

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$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973