Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 73.4% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 3.1% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,990.81
|
$1.89
BIF5,430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$3.80
BIF10,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,584.40
|
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.65
|
$0.68
BIF1,942
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.13
|
$0.73
BIF2,087
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,644.02
|
$6.06
BIF17,393
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,065.81
|
$2.78
BIF7,972
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.22
|
$2.07
BIF5,932
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,242.44
|
$3.19
BIF9,152
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,844.42
|
$2.64
BIF7,574
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,025.85
|
$0.22
BIF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
BIF1,893
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.21
|
$0.44
BIF1,262
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,448.59
|
$0.22
BIF631
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.08
|
$0.26
BIF757
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,129.29
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 9.2% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,996.54
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$291.52
BIF836,612
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,076.84
|
$73.86
BIF211,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,692.16
|
?? | |
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$103.39
BIF296,703
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,397.87
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,670,261
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,870.46
|
$1.27
BIF3,637
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,556.81
|
$3.04
BIF8,728
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
$2.42
BIF6,957
|
|
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
|
Bujumbura
|
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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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