Lilongwe vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$251
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$3146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
99
😀 Quality of life
20
95
🏙️ Population
989K
2.15M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 74% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7807th and 1222nd ($587 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and France, respectively. Check Malawi vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8847th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lilongwe Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$16193

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$518
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293