Lilongwe vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$250
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
14
28
😀 Quality of life
30
65
🏙️ Population
989K
149K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 27% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8027th and 6712th ($591 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Malawi and Mauritius, respectively. Check Malawi vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 8837th and 5184th 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
$4.25
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$5625

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588