Lilongwe vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lilongwe	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$260	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.3	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$278	$1662
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	13	19
😀 Quality of life	20	54
🏙️ Population	989K	2.49M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 43% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7990th and 5518th ($582 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Angola, respectively. Check Malawi vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 8861st and 5940th 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	$3.23	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.86	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$363	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$202	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.6%	24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10490	$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$589	$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.63	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2358	$12561

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Cities near Lilongwe

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

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939