Lilongwe vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$260
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
44
😀 Quality of life
20
66
🏙️ Population
989K
418K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 46% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7990th and 5025th ($582 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Albania, respectively. Check Malawi vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8861st and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$28.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$5212

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$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050