Cost of living comparison
Libreville is 2.9 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Libreville instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,991.43
|
$16.51
FCFA9,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$14.86
FCFA8,985
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,584.56
|
$1.24
FCFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.71
|
$1.16
FCFA699
|
|
pay 51.5% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.38
|
$1.43
FCFA865
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,645.43
|
$3.44
FCFA2,080
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,066.75
|
$9.88
FCFA5,975
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.77
|
$3.43
FCFA2,071
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,242.67
|
$3.15
FCFA1,902
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,844.62
|
$1.45
FCFA875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,025.96
|
$1.17
FCFA709
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.45
FCFA875
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.31
|
$0.95
FCFA574
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,448.74
|
$1.05
FCFA634
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.18
|
$1.12
FCFA679
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,130.44
|
$3.93
FCFA2,376
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,484.70
|
$45.40
FCFA27,453
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,970,815
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,007.68
|
$68.79
FCFA41,595
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$853.02
FCFA515,780
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,088.92
|
$495.30
FCFA299,485
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,701.73
|
$84.17
FCFA50,893
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$119.70
FCFA72,376
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,817.70
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,244,420
|
|
pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,870.65
|
$0.99
FCFA599
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,557.39
|
$4.68
FCFA2,828
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.55
|
$2.48
FCFA1,497
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,290.33
|
$57.79
FCFA34,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,841.54
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Libreville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.04
FCFA39,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$74.30
FCFA44,923
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$45.40
FCFA27,453
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$72.64
FCFA43,924
|
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