Lilongwe vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lilongwe	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$587	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$251	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$555	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	13	19
😀 Quality of life	20	53
🏙️ Population	989K	2.49M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 42% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7807th and 5424th ($587 vs $1012) 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 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 8847th and 6024th 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	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.4%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10555	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$588	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.81
🧅 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	$1.15	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.11	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.1	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2351	$15041

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$492
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$493
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$457
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$566
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$507
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$825
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$525
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$748
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$992
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$794
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$675
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$461
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$752
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$541
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$947
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$872
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$738
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$776
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$917
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1018
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$723
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$875
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1003
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$730
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1506
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$597
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1150
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$854
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$700
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$961
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$766
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$502
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$486
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$688

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961