Lilongwe vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lilongwe	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$367	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$904	$1945
🏠 One person rent	$147	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$237	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$141	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.4	$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$306	$665
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	13	27
😀 Quality of life	26	65
🏙️ Population	989K	149K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 56% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 9038th and 6280th ($367 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and Mauritius, respectively. Check Malawi vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 8741st and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Port Louis

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	Lilongwe	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2	$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.2	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$75.5	$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.4	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.1	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.98%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9504	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$356	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.6	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.44	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.58	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.88	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.33	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.06	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.78	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$25	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.7	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1424	$3923

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$718
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$784
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$770
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$776
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$852
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1417
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1439
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$461
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$353
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$428
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$585
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1608
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$587
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1127
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1144
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$1165
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$992
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1014
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$327
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$326
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$363
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$332
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$332
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$762