Addis Ababa vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$758
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
34
14
😀 Quality of life
45
30
🏙️ Population
5.7M
989K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 115% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4635th and 8027th ($1269 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Malawi, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 7273rd and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Lilongwe

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Addis Ababa Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$2330

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$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