Lilongwe vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lilongwe	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$587	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1406	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$107	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	99
😀 Quality of life	29	94
🏙️ Population	989K	2.1M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 76% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8094th and 964th ($587 vs $2460) 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 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8818th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Paris

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	Lilongwe	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.43	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.2	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7658	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.11	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.2	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2337	$19577

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$489
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$494
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$452
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$559
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$495
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$792
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$522
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$456
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1132
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1015
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$755
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$691
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$463
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$754
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$692
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$875
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$933
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$777
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1166
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1304
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1602
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$727
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1378
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$952
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$677
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1511
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$565
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1167
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$840
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$849
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$1029
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$632
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$495
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$417
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$813

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506