Lilongwe vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$2723
🏠 One person rent
$251
$728
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$107
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
14
1
😀 Quality of life
29
19
🏙️ Population
989K
85.4K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 51% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 8094th and 4765th ($587 vs $1196) 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 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 8818th and 9125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$6.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7658
$1604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$4.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$61.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2337
$14398

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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 Moroni

Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Domoni
$1196
246 km or 153 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
326 km or 202 mi Pemba
$1511
414 km or 258 mi Nacala
$1167
574 km or 357 mi Nampula
$933
698 km or 434 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
760 km or 472 mi Zanzibar
$586
760 km or 472 mi Stone Town
$546
819 km or 509 mi Morogoro
$417
868 km or 539 mi Tanga
$533
918 km or 571 mi Mangochi
$494
925 km or 575 mi Antananarivo
$604
938 km or 583 mi Mombasa
$611
941 km or 585 mi Monkey Bay
$516
949 km or 590 mi Zomba
$452
965 km or 600 mi Mulanje
$456
969 km or 602 mi Quelimane
$691
974 km or 605 mi Toamasina
$511
992 km or 617 mi Ntcheu
$489
994 km or 617 mi Antsirabe
$533
1000 km or 621 mi Blantyre
$495
1005 km or 624 mi Malindi
$563
1005 km or 624 mi Mzuzu
$522
1023 km or 636 mi Dodoma
$495
1052 km or 653 mi Mzimba
$559
1057 km or 657 mi Lilongwe
$587
1117 km or 694 mi Mbeya
$463
1136 km or 706 mi Moshi
$540
1154 km or 717 mi Tete
$792
1176 km or 731 mi Arusha
$618
1274 km or 792 mi Beira
$952
1296 km or 805 mi Toliara
$493
1311 km or 815 mi Machakos
$415
1328 km or 825 mi Kasama
$1132
1335 km or 829 mi Chimoio
$875
1359 km or 844 mi Nairobi
$807
1366 km or 849 mi Thika
$448
1393 km or 865 mi Mutare
$754
1446 km or 899 mi Meru
$543
1448 km or 900 mi Marondera
$755