Lilongwe vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lilongwe	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$587	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$251	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$555	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	70
😀 Quality of life	20	81
🏙️ Population	989K	330K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 55% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7807th and 4211th ($587 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Malawi and Cyprus, respectively. Check Malawi vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 8847th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Nicosia

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	Lilongwe	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.4%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10555	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$588	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.11	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.1	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2351	$6962

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$492
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$493
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$457
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$566
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$507
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$825
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$525
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$748
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$992
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$794
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$675
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$461
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$752
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$541
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$947
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$872
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$738
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$776
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$917
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1018
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$723
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$875
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1003
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$730
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1506
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$597
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1150
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$854
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$700
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$961
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$766
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$502
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$486
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$688

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647