Ibadan vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2284
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$422
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.1
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
48
13
😀 Quality of life
33
20
🏙️ Population
2.55M
989K

The cost of living in Ibadan is 32% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 6541st and 7807th ($776 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 7755th and 8847th 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
$28.7
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.01
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1234
$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$829
$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$483
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.71
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.03
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.84
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.6
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1898
$2351

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$1030
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$779
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$695
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$1113
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$535
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$634
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
173 km or 107 mi Save
$613
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$670
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$651
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$709
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$590
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$558
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$881
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$647
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$755
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$972
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$649
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$651
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$632
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$805
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$575
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$743
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$658
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$354
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1611
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$462
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1502
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$883
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$679
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$621
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$553
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$560
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$588
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$729
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$371
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$384
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$507
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$526

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688