Lilongwe vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lilongwe	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1419	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$250	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$390	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	12	19
😀 Quality of life	25	61
🏙️ Population	989K	2.49M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 47% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7884th and 4912th ($592 vs $1116) 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 3.5 months in Luanda. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 8966th and 5762nd 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	$4.27	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.09	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.2	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.6	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.87%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10587	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$593	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.7	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.12	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.1	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.59	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2356	$19860

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Cities near Lilongwe

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

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$946
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$853
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$871
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$893
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$706
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$684
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$719
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$606
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$536
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$536
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$538
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$595
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$928
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$536
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$682
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$993
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$807
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1029
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$708
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$836
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$885
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1241
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1044
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$819
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$671
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$924
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$494
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1413
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1363
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$755
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1032