Lilongwe vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lilongwe | Niamey | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Lilongwe is 46% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7990th and 5104th ($582 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Niger, respectively. Check Malawi vs Niger comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 8861st and 7565th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| 524 km or 326 mi | Marondera | |
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| 536 km or 333 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 545 km or 339 mi | Quelimane | |
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| 741 km or 460 mi | Gweru | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 231 km or 143 mi |  Dori | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Fada N'gourma | |
| 342 km or 212 mi |  Sokoto | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Manga | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Ouagadougou | |
| 452 km or 281 mi |  Kara | |
| 490 km or 304 mi | Ouahigouya | |
| 505 km or 314 mi | Koudougou | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Sokode | |
| 516 km or 321 mi | Gusau | |
| 530 km or 329 mi | Leo | |
| 539 km or 335 mi |  Maradi | |
| 559 km or 347 mi |  Tamale | |
| 563 km or 350 mi | Sotouboua | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Katsina | |
| 610 km or 379 mi |  Save | |
| 615 km or 382 mi | Dedougou | |
| 617 km or 384 mi | Ilorin | |
| 650 km or 404 mi | Minna | |
| 653 km or 405 mi | Nouna | |
| 662 km or 411 mi | Oyo | |
| 665 km or 413 mi | Zaria | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Kaduna | |
| 674 km or 419 mi | Atakpame | |
| 693 km or 430 mi | Osogbo | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Abomey | |
| 708 km or 440 mi | Ibadan | |
| 715 km or 444 mi | Kano | |
| 720 km or 447 mi | Abeokuta | |
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| 729 km or 453 mi | Hohoe | |
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| 788 km or 489 mi | Ho | |
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