Lilongwe vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$250
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$825
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$3779
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
14
19
😀 Quality of life
30
65
🏙️ Population
989K
2.49M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 44% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8027th and 5315th ($591 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Angola, respectively. Check Malawi vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 8837th and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Luanda

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Lilongwe Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$131
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$16706

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$897
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$815
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$870
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$895
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$695
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$665
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$692
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$595
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$544
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$544
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$543
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1163
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$602
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$932
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$543
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$662
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$999
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$855
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$699
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1037
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$745
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$851
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$887
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1239
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1042
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$873
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$874
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1039
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$668
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$971
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$492
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1344
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1254
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$750
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1039