Lagos vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$536
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
48
14
😀 Quality of life
42
30
🏙️ Population
15.1M
989K

The cost of living in Lagos is 73% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5500th and 8027th ($1022 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Lagos compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 7677th and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Lilongwe

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Lagos Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$2330

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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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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