Lilongwe vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$147
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$302
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
13
12
😀 Quality of life
26
37
🏙️ Population
989K
1.03M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 64% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 9038th and 5267th ($367 vs $1006) 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 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 8741st and 7591st 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
$2
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$46.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$3.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$4528

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734

Cities near Niamey

Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$677
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$219
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$678
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$750
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$620
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$673
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$664
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$617
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$249
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$978
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$443
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$616
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$233
610 km or 379 mi Save
$676
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$677
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$314
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$313
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$680
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$407
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$265
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$210
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$617
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$310
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$677
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$262
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$210
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$826
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$250
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$482
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$976
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$616
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$288
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$243
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$697
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$353
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$732