Lilongwe vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lilongwe	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1419	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$250	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$390	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	12	39
😀 Quality of life	25	63
🏙️ Population	989K	573K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 25% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 7884th and 6705th ($592 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Malawi and Morocco, respectively. Check Malawi vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 8966th and 5559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Rabat

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	Lilongwe	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.09	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$5.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.2	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.6	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.87%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10587	$1784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$593	$1032
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.7	$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.12	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.1	$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.59	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2356	$7282

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Cities near Lilongwe

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

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$619
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$680
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$604
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$721
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$936
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$578
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$501
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$557
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$863
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$565
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1287
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1312
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$987
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1501
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$765
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1500
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$548
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1666
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1924
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$980
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1401
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1380
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1511
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1504
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1265
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1316
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1298
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1512
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1910
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1617