Lilongwe vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$250
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
48
😀 Quality of life
30
72
🏙️ Population
989K
389K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 53% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8027th and 4667th ($591 vs $1256) 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8837th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Tirana

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Lilongwe Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$6657

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013