Lilongwe vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lilongwe	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$587	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$251	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$555	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	13	30
😀 Quality of life	20	43
🏙️ Population	989K	6.87M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 17% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7807th and 6863rd ($587 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Malawi and Myanmar, respectively. Check Malawi vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 8847th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Yangon

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	Lilongwe	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.4%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10555	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$588	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.11	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.1	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2351	$15505

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625