Lilongwe vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$251
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
14
15
😀 Quality of life
29
20
🏙️ Population
989K
344K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 11% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8094th and 7557th ($587 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Lesotho, respectively. Check Malawi vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.2 months in Maseru. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 8818th and 9105th 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
$4.43
$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$8.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$70.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$53
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$1202

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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 Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$611
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$742
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663