Lilongwe vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$260
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$3414
😷 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 75% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7990th and 998th ($582 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 8861st and 22nd 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
$3.23
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$18941

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395