Lilongwe vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$904
$789
🏠 One person rent
$147
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$306
$106
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
13
41
😀 Quality of life
26
17
🏙️ Population
989K
908K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 28% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 9038th and 8460th ($367 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and Nigeria, respectively. Check Malawi vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.2 months in Owerri. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 8741st and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Owerri

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Lilongwe Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.2
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.36
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.5
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.4
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.1
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
17.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9504
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$5.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.06
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1424
$698

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$330
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265