Lilongwe vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lilongwe	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$1207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1419	$2774
🏠 One person rent	$250	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$390	$1254
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$159
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	12	1
😀 Quality of life	25	14
🏙️ Population	989K	74.7K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 51% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 7884th and 4688th ($592 vs $1207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Comoros, respectively. Check Malawi vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.1 months in Moroni. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 8966th and 9206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Moroni

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	Lilongwe	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.09	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$673
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.2	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.6	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.87%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10587	$1624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$593	$1381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.7	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$4.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.12	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.1	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.59	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2356	$14597

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$496
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$458
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$506
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$820
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$527
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$888
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1021
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$779
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$692
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$495
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$755
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$577
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$916
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$935
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$655
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$912
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1062
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1278
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$761
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1069
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$996
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$716
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1511
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$587
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1168
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$873
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$687
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$1032
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$658
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$526
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$421
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$653

Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1207
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1511
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1168
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$935
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$609
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$567
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$421
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$552
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$496
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$564
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$596
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$458
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$692
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$476
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$493
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$506
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$548
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$527
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$526
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$565
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$495
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$533
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$820
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$612
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$996
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$453
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$420
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$888
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$916
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$811
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$460
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$755
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$549
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$779