Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 36.2% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
$3.46
MWK5,990.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
$0.91
MWK1,584.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
$0.34
MWK588.65
|
|
pay 19.1% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
$7.88
MWK13,644.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
$5.24
MWK9,065.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
$1.30
MWK2,242.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
$1.07
MWK1,844.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
$0.59
MWK1,025.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
$0.56
MWK976.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
$0.84
MWK1,448.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
$0.56
MWK976.08
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Georgetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
$6.43
MWK11,129.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
?? | |
pay 28.6% less for housing
Georgetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
$62.37
MWK107,996.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
$67.61
MWK117,076.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
$53.53
MWK92,692.16
|
|
pay 88.4% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,397.87
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
$1.08
MWK1,870.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
$3.21
MWK5,556.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
$44.05
MWK76,282.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
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