Lilongwe vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$250
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$111
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
12
29
😀 Quality of life
25
42
🏙️ Population
989K
1.13M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 35% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7884th and 6137th ($592 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 8966th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$5749

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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 Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607