Lilongwe vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$260
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
13
8
😀 Quality of life
20
58
🏙️ Population
989K
24.7K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 63% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7990th and 3466th ($582 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.5 months in Victoria. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8861st and 5469th 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
$3.23
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.63
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$41.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$8081

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$719
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1093
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1091
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$711
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$457
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$502
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$804
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$826
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$767
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$560
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$701
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$777
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$736
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$675
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$519
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$601
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$348
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$639
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$548
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$684
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$535
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$482