Lilongwe vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$250
$743
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$41
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$98.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
14
10
😀 Quality of life
30
22
🏙️ Population
989K
1.5M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 51% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 8027th and 4788th ($591 vs $1194) 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 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 8837th and 9087th 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
$4.25
$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$79.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$1794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$3.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$5.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$5601

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

Cities near Niamey

Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$891
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$425
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$894
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$983
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$682
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$867
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$836
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$675
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$594
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1143
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$612
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$673
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$581
610 km or 379 mi Save
$650
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$840
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$538
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$785
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$837
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$665
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$584
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$353
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$673
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$659
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$612
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1017
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$775
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$683
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1143
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$678
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1551
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$578
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$741
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$454
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$796