Lilongwe vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$250
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
14
22
😀 Quality of life
30
43
🏙️ Population
989K
2.44M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 12% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8027th and 7446th ($591 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Malawi and Cameroon, respectively. Check Malawi vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 8837th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Yaounde

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Lilongwe Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775