Lagos vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$618
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
47
12
😀 Quality of life
41
25
🏙️ Population
15.1M
989K

The cost of living in Lagos is 86% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4957th and 7884th ($1102 vs $592) 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 7th in Malawi, while ranked 7632nd and 8966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$2356

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$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653