Lilongwe vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lilongwe	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$367	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$904	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$147	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$237	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$141	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.4	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$306	$3155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	13	99
😀 Quality of life	26	94
🏙️ Population	989K	2.15M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 84% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 9038th and 1216th ($367 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and France, respectively. Check Malawi vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8741st and 33rd 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	$2	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.2	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$75.5	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.98%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9504	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$356	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.6	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.44	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.58	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.88	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.33	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.06	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.78	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1424	$16502

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Cities near Lilongwe

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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381