Ibadan vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$423
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$739
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$86.2
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
49
14
😀 Quality of life
38
30
🏙️ Population
2.55M
989K

The cost of living in Ibadan is 28% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 6939th and 8027th ($759 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 8189th and 8837th 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
$2.08
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.7
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.01
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.7
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.21%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.8
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.11
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.77
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.46
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.93
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.3
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1872
$2330

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$665
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$1017
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$775
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$659
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1022
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$538
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$578
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
173 km or 107 mi Save
$650
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$741
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$594
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$796
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$612
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$655
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$878
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$673
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$802
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$922
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$673
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$675
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$678
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$785
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$683
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$785
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$682
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$454
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1555
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$587
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1551
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$849
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$618
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$601
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$607
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$654
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$703
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$861
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$353
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$386
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$612
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$584

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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