Lilongwe vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lilongwe | Mbabane | |
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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 7% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 7990th and 7532nd ($582 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Eswatini, respectively. Check Malawi vs Eswatini comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 8861st and 7128th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Lilongwe vs Mbabane
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| Lilongwe | Mbabane | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Mbabane
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 27 km or 17 mi |  Manzini | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Matola | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Maputo | |
| 165 km or 103 mi |  Vryheid | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Bethal | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Middelburg | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Springs | |
| 284 km or 176 mi | Benoni | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Xai-Xai | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Centurion | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Pretoria | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Sandton | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Johannesburg | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Randburg | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Soweto | |
| 334 km or 207 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Brits | |
| 370 km or 230 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Durban | |
| 398 km or 247 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 416 km or 259 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 461 km or 287 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Welkom | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Maseru | |
| 546 km or 339 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 559 km or 347 mi |  Gaborone | |
| 564 km or 350 mi | Lobatse | |
| 566 km or 352 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 576 km or 358 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 585 km or 363 mi | Palapye | |
| 601 km or 374 mi | Kanye | |
| 608 km or 378 mi | Molepolole | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Serowe | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Mthatha | |
| 682 km or 424 mi | Francistown |