Lilongwe vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$250
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$636
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
14
15
😀 Quality of life
30
27
🏙️ Population
989K
344K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 13% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8027th and 7352nd ($591 vs $681) 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 0.9 months in Maseru. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 8837th and 8913th 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
$4.25
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$1246

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

Cities near Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662