Lilongwe vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lilongwe	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$1942
🏠 One person rent	$260	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.3	$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$278	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	13	27
😀 Quality of life	20	62
🏙️ Population	989K	149K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 30% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7990th and 6351st ($582 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Mauritius, respectively. Check Malawi vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 8861st and 4805th 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	$3.23	$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.86	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$363	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$202	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.6%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10490	$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$589	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.63	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2358	$3888

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Cities near Lilongwe

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

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$767
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$804
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$701
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$777
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1481
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$457
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$403
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$670
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$500
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$498
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$591
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$516
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$515
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$736