Lilongwe vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$250
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
12
16
😀 Quality of life
25
23
🏙️ Population
989K
2.19M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 29% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 7884th and 6522nd ($592 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Togo, respectively. Check Malawi vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.2 months in Lome. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 8966th and 9029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$3.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$473
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$9.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$5.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$93.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$3507

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$417
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$684
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$598
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$600
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$630
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$699
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$743
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$668
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$822
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1102
253 km or 157 mi Save
$646
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1013
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$703
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$705
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$532
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$631
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$752
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$664
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$712
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$778
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$705
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$644
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$632
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$664
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$926
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1066
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1224
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1057
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1051
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1057
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$878
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1774
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$676