Cost of living comparison

 Lilongwe, Malawi
compared to
 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville vs. Lilongwe Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 3.0 times more expensive than Lilongwe.

Restaurants
pay 3.7 times more in Brazzaville
Groceries
pay 42.5% more in Brazzaville
Transportation
pay 3.0 times more in Brazzaville
Housing
pay 5.9 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare
pay 94.2% more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Lilongwe. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Lilongwe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Lilongwe, you would:

pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

 
Lilongwe
Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.46
MWK6,007.72
$14.38
FCFA8,274
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $7.87
FCFA4,529
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.91
MWK1,588.87
$2.30
FCFA1,324

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pay 42.5% more for groceries

 
Lilongwe
Brazzaville
Bread
1 loaf
$1.41
MWK2,454.04
$4.62
FCFA2,658
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.88
MWK13,682.54
$3.38
FCFA1,945
Milk (1 gallon) $5.24
MWK9,091.40
$8.12
FCFA4,671

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

 
Lilongwe
Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.43
MWK11,160.71
$4.29
FCFA2,470
Monthly public transit pass $4.32
MWK7,505.06
$23.44
FCFA13,487
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $29,343.54
FCFA16,883,558

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

 
Lilongwe
Brazzaville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$62.37
MWK108,301.40
$41.25
FCFA23,731
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $589.16
FCFA338,986
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $67.61
MWK117,407.33
$360.53
FCFA207,440

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pay 94.2% more for childcare

 
Lilongwe
Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $350.00
MWK607,775.00
$49.10
FCFA28,251
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,349.49
MWK4,079,882.53
$8,800.00
FCFA5,063,306

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Lilongwe
Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.08
MWK1,875.74
$4.85
FCFA2,792
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.21
MWK5,572.50
$4.14
FCFA2,381
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.59
MWK2,755.02
$3.25
FCFA1,870

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Lilongwe
Brazzaville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $57.50
FCFA33,084
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $60.00
FCFA34,523
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $100.00
FCFA57,538

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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