Lilongwe vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lilongwe	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$587	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$251	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$555	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	13	8
😀 Quality of life	20	59
🏙️ Population	989K	24.7K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 61% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7807th and 3454th ($587 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Malawi vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8847th and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Victoria

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	Lilongwe	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.4%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10555	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$588	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.11	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.1	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2351	$8298

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$492
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$493
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$457
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$566
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$507
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$825
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$525
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$748
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$992
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$794
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$675
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$461
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$752
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$541
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$947
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$872
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$738
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$776
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$917
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1018
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$723
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$875
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1003
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$730
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1506
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$597
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1150
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$854
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$700
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$961
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$766
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$502
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$486
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$688

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408