Lilongwe vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$2304
🏠 One person rent
$251
$513
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$114
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
14
30
😀 Quality of life
29
42
🏙️ Population
989K
1.13M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 42% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8094th and 5473rd ($587 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Malawi and Mozambique, respectively. Check Malawi vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 8818th and 7657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Maputo

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Lilongwe Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$5827

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663