Casablanca vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Casablanca	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$936	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2205	$1419
🏠 One person rent	$444	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$744	$390
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$444	$105
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	33	12
😀 Quality of life	64	25
🏙️ Population	3.22M	989K

The cost of living in Casablanca is 58% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 6026th and 7884th ($936 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Morocco and Malawi, respectively. Check Morocco vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Casablanca compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Casablanca ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Lilongwe ranked 7th in Malawi, while ranked 5347th and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Casablanca vs Lilongwe

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	Casablanca	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.1	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$993	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.1%	12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2189	$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.96	$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.61	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5162	$2356

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Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$721
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$680
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$790
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$619
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$557
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$501
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$604
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$578
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$548
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$765
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$610
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$565
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$693
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1287
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1312
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$987
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1501
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1500
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1380
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1401
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1666
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1910
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1504
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$602
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1512
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$623
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1428
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1724
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1347
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1468
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$1924

Cities near Lilongwe

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