Lilongwe vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1810
🏠 One person rent
$260
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$556
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$565
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
16
😀 Quality of life
20
40
🏙️ Population
989K
2.19M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 18% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 7990th and 6859th ($582 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Togo, respectively. Check Malawi vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 8861st and 6954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$93.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$88.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$1221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$8.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$32.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$4929

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$345
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$656
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651