Cost of living comparison
Banjul is 8.5% cheaper than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Banjul instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Banjul
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,984.38
|
$3.87
GMD262.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.53
GMD374.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,582.70
|
$1.30
GMD87.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.02
|
$1.47
GMD99.48
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Banjul
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,444.50
|
$0.54
GMD36.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,629.37
|
$3.32
GMD224.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,056.08
|
$5.49
GMD372.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,284.54
|
$1.95
GMD131.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,240.03
|
$1.34
GMD90.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,842.44
|
$0.84
GMD56.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,024.75
|
$0.59
GMD39.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
GMD60.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.16
|
$0.67
GMD45.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,447.04
|
$0.45
GMD30.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.03
|
$0.42
GMD28.34
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,117.34
|
$4.19
GMD283.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,475.90
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$2,877.17
GMD194,928.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 30.4% less for housing
Lilongwe
|
Banjul
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,880.58
|
$49.18
GMD3,332.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? | ?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,951.13
|
$55.82
GMD3,781.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,592.64
|
$25.39
GMD1,719.95
|
|
pay 93.7% less for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Banjul
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$7.38
GMD499.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,064,029.58
|
$147.55
GMD9,996.31
|
|
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Banjul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,868.45
|
$1.84
GMD124.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,550.85
|
$2.28
GMD154.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,744.32
|
$1.81
GMD122.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,200.55
|
$25.82
GMD1,749.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,833.49
|
$3.69
GMD249.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Banjul
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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