Lilongwe vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$260
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$57.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
13
24
😀 Quality of life
20
15
🏙️ Population
989K
264K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 18% less expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 7990th and 6864th ($582 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Malawi and Benin, respectively. Check Malawi vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 8861st and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Porto-Novo

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Lilongwe Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.17
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$6171

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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 Porto-Novo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$755
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$1133
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$617
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1019
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$711
173 km or 108 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$759
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$655
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$699
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$656
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$345
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$774
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$570
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$704
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$652
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$635
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$368
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$546
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$526
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$585
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$652
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$747
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$537
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$658
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$886
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$656
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$1036
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$412
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$546
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$846
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1686
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$492
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$651
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$469
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$638
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$906
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$787
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262