Lilongwe vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lilongwe | Maseru | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Lilongwe is 7% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7990th and 7499th ($582 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Lesotho, respectively. Check Malawi vs Lesotho comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 8861st and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Lilongwe vs Maseru
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| Lilongwe | Maseru | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Maseru
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 30 km or 19 mi |  Teyateyaneng | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Butha-Buthe | |
| 125 km or 78 mi |  Bloemfontein | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Welkom | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Kimberley | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Mthatha | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 294 km or 182 mi | Komani | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Soweto | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Durban | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Johannesburg | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Springs | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Benoni | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Sandton | |
| 361 km or 225 mi | Randburg | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Vryheid | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Bethal | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Centurion | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Bhisho | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Pretoria | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | East London | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Brits | |
| 426 km or 264 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 440 km or 274 mi | Middelburg | |
| 453 km or 281 mi | Makhanda | |
| 489 km or 304 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 491 km or 305 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 495 km or 307 mi | Manzini | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Kanye | |
| 532 km or 330 mi | Uitenhage | |
| 540 km or 336 mi | Gaborone | |
| 547 km or 340 mi | Port Elizabeth | |
| 580 km or 360 mi | Molepolole |