Lilongwe vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2331
🏠 One person rent
$250
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
12
11
😀 Quality of life
25
22
🏙️ Population
989K
1.5M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 49% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7884th and 4768th ($592 vs $1172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Niger, respectively. Check Malawi vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 8966th and 9032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Niamey

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Lilongwe Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$5514

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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 Niamey

Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$874
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$466
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$877
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$961
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$712
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$851
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$820
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$705
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$638
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1131
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$576
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$703
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$618
610 km or 379 mi Save
$646
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$822
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$852
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$821
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$664
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$652
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$393
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$699
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$705
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$598
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$752
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1013
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$778
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$652
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1131
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$684
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1514
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$644
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$743
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$417
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$793