Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 28.8% cheaper than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 41.7% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
?? | |
pay 14.0% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
|
pay 65.6% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
?? |
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