Ibadan vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$658
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1440
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$363
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$107
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
49
14
😀 Quality of life
38
29
🏙️ Population
2.56M
989K

The cost of living in Ibadan is 12% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7566th and 8094th ($658 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Nigeria and Malawi, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ibadan compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 8113th and 8818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ibadan vs Lilongwe

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Ibadan Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.65
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$0.86
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.25
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$624
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$579
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.9
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.09%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$479
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.65
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.46
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.78
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.58
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.64
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.24
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.51
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.7
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$41.8
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1576
$2337

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$639
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$995
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$670
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$575
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$946
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$518
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$488
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
173 km or 107 mi Save
$654
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$768
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$531
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$830
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$596
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$627
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$786
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$657
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$759
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$795
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$656
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$656
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$665
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$693
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$727
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$692
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$661
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$500
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1364
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$564
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1375
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$773
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$559
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$591
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$583
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$697
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$762
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$927
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$323
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$373
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$666
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$517

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813