Lilongwe vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
99
😀 Quality of life
30
96
🏙️ Population
989K
2.11M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 76% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8027th and 916th ($591 vs $2480) 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 1.6 months in Paris. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8837th and 14th 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
$4.25
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$17184

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123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544