Lilongwe vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$2495
🏠 One person rent
$260
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1045
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$823
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
13
10
😀 Quality of life
20
16
🏙️ Population
989K
2.89M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 39% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7990th and 5954th ($582 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Malawi and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Malawi vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 8861st and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Lilongwe Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$3341

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123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$815
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$932
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$902
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$728
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$852
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$947
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$730
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$939
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$763
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$546
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$723
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$559
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$509
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$508
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$723
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$509
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$855
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$510
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$509
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$579
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$441
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$509
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$587
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$545
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1017
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$509
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$598
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$723
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1028
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$622
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1090
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1116
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$810
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$796
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1041
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$760
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$1139
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$589