Brazzaville vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brazzaville	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1412	$904
🏠 One person rent	$235	$147
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$237
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$141
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.7	$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$306
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	19	13
😀 Quality of life	27	26
🏙️ Population	1.83M	989K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 53% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8028th and 9038th ($561 vs $367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Malawi, respectively. Check the Congo vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 8703rd and 8741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Lilongwe

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	Brazzaville	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.38	$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.7	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$25
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.8	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3705	$1424

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$511
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$509
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$510
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$510
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$827
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$813
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$829
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$829
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$887
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1041
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$825
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$890
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$934
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$697
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1242
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$733
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$771
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$702
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$462
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$770
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$767
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$567
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$824
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$489
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$804
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$866
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1300
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$683
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$990
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$587
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$860
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$740

Cities near Lilongwe

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