Lagos vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$490
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$107
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
48
14
😀 Quality of life
43
29
🏙️ Population
15.1M
989K

The cost of living in Lagos is 61% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5960th and 8094th ($946 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 7444th and 8818th 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
$3.44
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$2337

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$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813