Ibadan vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1637
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$421
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$197
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$100
$105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
48
12
😀 Quality of life
37
25
🏙️ Population
2.55M
989K

The cost of living in Ibadan is 27% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 6862nd and 7884th ($752 vs $592) 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 7th in Malawi, while ranked 8155th and 8966th 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
$1.81
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.02
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.95%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.66
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.66
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.13
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.71
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.61
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.12
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.66
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.5
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.5
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1891
$2356

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Distance City Cost of living
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$664
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$1013
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$778
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$705
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1102
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$644
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
173 km or 107 mi Save
$646
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$743
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$664
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$793
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$598
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$632
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$926
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$699
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$835
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1051
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$703
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$705
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$684
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$878
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$652
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$852
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$712
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$417
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1774
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$563
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1514
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$961
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$676
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$674
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$600
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$630
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$668
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$822
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$393
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$397
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$576
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$652

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