Lilongwe vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$250
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$3732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
12
99
😀 Quality of life
25
97
🏙️ Population
989K
2.15M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 76% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7884th and 843rd ($592 vs $2517) 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 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8966th and 18th 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
$4.27
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$15084

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488