Lilongwe vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lilongwe | Maputo | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Lilongwe is 66% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 9038th and 4791st ($367 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Malawi and Mozambique, respectively. Check Malawi vs Mozambique comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 8741st and 7059th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 123 km or 76 mi |  Monkey Bay | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Mangochi | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Zomba | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Mzimba | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Blantyre | |
| 243 km or 151 mi |  Tete | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Mulanje | |
| 506 km or 314 mi |  Kasama | |
| 518 km or 322 mi |  Harare | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Marondera | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 545 km or 339 mi | Quelimane | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
| 566 km or 352 mi |  Mbeya | |
| 567 km or 353 mi | Mutare | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Ndola | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Chimoio | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Nampula | |
| 613 km or 381 mi | Lusaka | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Mansa | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Kitwe | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Mufulira | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Kadoma | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Chingola | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Beira | |
| 682 km or 424 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 732 km or 455 mi |  Lubumbashi | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Pemba | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Gweru | |
| 744 km or 462 mi | Nacala | |
| 746 km or 464 mi | Masvingo | |
| 795 km or 494 mi | Choma | |
| 835 km or 519 mi | Likasi | |
| 883 km or 549 mi | Bulawayo | |
| 886 km or 551 mi | Dodoma | |
| 902 km or 560 mi | Morogoro | |
| 949 km or 590 mi | Livingstone |
Cities near Maputo
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Matola | |
| 136 km or 85 mi |  Manzini | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Xai-Xai | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Mbabane | |
| 272 km or 169 mi |  Vryheid | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Middelburg | |
| 318 km or 197 mi | Bethal | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Springs | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Benoni | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Centurion | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Pretoria | |
| 453 km or 281 mi | Sandton | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Johannesburg | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Randburg | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Durban | |
| 471 km or 292 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Soweto | |
| 480 km or 299 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Brits | |
| 534 km or 332 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 553 km or 343 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 598 km or 371 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 598 km or 372 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 624 km or 388 mi | Welkom | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Maseru | |
| 661 km or 411 mi |  Mahalapye | |
| 667 km or 414 mi | Palapye | |
| 674 km or 419 mi | Masvingo | |
| 680 km or 422 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 685 km or 425 mi | Gaborone | |
| 695 km or 432 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 697 km or 433 mi | Lobatse | |
| 712 km or 443 mi | Serowe | |
| 715 km or 444 mi | Beira | |
| 720 km or 447 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 730 km or 453 mi | Mthatha | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Molepolole |