Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.9 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
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
MWK5,990.81
|
$14.38
FCFA8,689
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.87
FCFA4,756
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,584.40
|
$2.30
FCFA1,390
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.65
|
$1.49
FCFA902
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.13
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,644.02
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,065.81
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.22
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,242.44
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,844.42
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,025.85
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.21
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,448.59
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.08
|
?? |
pay 33.2% less for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,129.29
|
$4.29
FCFA2,594
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 8.5 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,996.54
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$559.96
FCFA338,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,076.84
|
$360.53
FCFA217,834
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,692.16
|
$621.28
FCFA375,383
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$49.10
FCFA29,667
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,397.87
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,317,019
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,870.46
|
$4.85
FCFA2,932
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,556.81
|
$4.14
FCFA2,500
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,282.46
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.50
FCFA34,742
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$60.00
FCFA36,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.00
FCFA60,421
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$55.00
FCFA33,231
|
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