Kananga vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kananga Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$934
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2405
$904
🏠 One person rent
$419
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1006
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$815
$306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
5
13
😀 Quality of life
18
26
🏙️ Population
1.97M
989K

The cost of living in Kananga is 155% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5768th and 9038th ($934 vs $367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the DR Congo and Malawi, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kananga compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Kananga ranked 4th best city to live in the DR Congo vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 9027th and 8741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kananga Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1257
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.46%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7047
$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$516
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.1
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.6
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.3
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3136
$1424

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Distance City Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
165 km or 103 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$890
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$824
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$829
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$740
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$961
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$767
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$953
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$746
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$860
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$776
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$739
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$825
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1001
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$554
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$561
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$493
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$453
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$449
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$448
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$511
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$445
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$566
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$448
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$572
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$458
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$804
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$539
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$446
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$1121
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$575
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$449
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1107
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$677
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$510
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$599
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1236

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734