Lilongwe vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lilongwe | Ouagadougou | |
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| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Lilongwe is 29% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7990th and 6363rd ($582 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Malawi vs Burkina Faso comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8861st and 8805th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Lilongwe vs Ouagadougou
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| Lilongwe | Ouagadougou | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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|---|---|---|
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| 134 km or 83 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Mangochi | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Zomba | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Mzimba | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Blantyre | |
| 243 km or 151 mi |  Tete | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Mulanje | |
| 506 km or 314 mi |  Kasama | |
| 518 km or 322 mi |  Harare | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Marondera | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 545 km or 339 mi | Quelimane | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
| 566 km or 352 mi |  Mbeya | |
| 567 km or 353 mi | Mutare | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Ndola | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Chimoio | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Nampula | |
| 613 km or 381 mi | Lusaka | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Mansa | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Kitwe | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Mufulira | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Kadoma | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Chingola | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Beira | |
| 682 km or 424 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 732 km or 455 mi |  Lubumbashi | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Pemba | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Gweru | |
| 744 km or 462 mi | Nacala | |
| 746 km or 464 mi | Masvingo | |
| 795 km or 494 mi | Choma | |
| 835 km or 519 mi | Likasi | |
| 883 km or 549 mi | Bulawayo | |
| 886 km or 551 mi | Dodoma | |
| 902 km or 560 mi | Morogoro | |
| 949 km or 590 mi | Livingstone |
Cities near Ouagadougou
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 91 km or 57 mi |  Koudougou | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Manga | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Leo | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Ouahigouya | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Fada N'gourma | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Dedougou | |
| 255 km or 158 mi | Dori | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Nouna | |
| 326 km or 203 mi | Bobo-Dioulasso | |
| 336 km or 209 mi |  Tamale | |
| 415 km or 258 mi |  Niamey | |
| 431 km or 268 mi |  Kara | |
| 464 km or 288 mi |  Sikasso | |
| 475 km or 295 mi | Sokode | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Sotouboua | |
| 513 km or 319 mi | Markala | |
| 527 km or 327 mi | Segou | |
| 551 km or 342 mi |  Korhogo | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Atakpame | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Hohoe | |
| 631 km or 392 mi | Kumasi | |
| 646 km or 401 mi | Bouake | |
| 650 km or 404 mi | Kpalime | |
| 652 km or 405 mi |  Save | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Banamba | |
| 656 km or 407 mi | Bougouni | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Koulikoro | |
| 662 km or 411 mi | Abengourou | |
| 676 km or 420 mi | Ho | |
| 685 km or 426 mi | Obuasi | |
| 693 km or 430 mi | Abomey | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Bamako | |
| 710 km or 441 mi | Koforidua | |
| 738 km or 459 mi |  Sokoto | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Yamoussoukro | |
| 755 km or 469 mi | Lome | |
| 759 km or 471 mi | Ashaiman | |
| 762 km or 474 mi | Tema | |
| 765 km or 476 mi | Accra | |
| 773 km or 480 mi | Agboville |