Lilongwe vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lilongwe | Windhoek | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
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| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Lilongwe is 55% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 9038th and 6362nd ($367 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malawi and Namibia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Namibia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8741st and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Lilongwe vs Windhoek
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| Lilongwe | Windhoek | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 518 km or 322 mi |  Harare | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Marondera | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 545 km or 339 mi | Quelimane | |
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| 568 km or 353 mi | Ndola | |
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| 616 km or 383 mi | Mansa | |
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| 660 km or 410 mi | Chingola | |
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| 740 km or 460 mi | Pemba | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Gweru | |
| 744 km or 462 mi | Nacala | |
| 746 km or 464 mi | Masvingo | |
| 795 km or 494 mi | Choma | |
| 835 km or 519 mi | Likasi | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 83 km or 52 mi |  Rehoboth | |
| 173 km or 108 mi | Omaruru | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Gobabis | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Otjiwarongo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Mariental | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Swakopmund | |
| 268 km or 166 mi | Walvis Bay | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Tsumeb | |
| 589 km or 366 mi | Oshikango | |
| 776 km or 482 mi |  Upington | |
| 882 km or 548 mi |  Molepolole | |
| 883 km or 548 mi | Kanye | |
| 921 km or 572 mi | Lobatse | |
| 928 km or 577 mi | Gaborone | |
| 940 km or 584 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 990 km or 615 mi | Serowe | |
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| 1032 km or 641 mi | Palapye | |
| 1056 km or 656 mi | Livingstone | |
| 1079 km or 670 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 1086 km or 675 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 1087 km or 675 mi | Francistown | |
| 1099 km or 683 mi |  Huambo | |
| 1112 km or 691 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 1136 km or 706 mi | Brits | |
| 1140 km or 708 mi | Welkom | |
| 1166 km or 724 mi | Soweto | |
| 1167 km or 725 mi | Bloemfontein | |
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