Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 30.8% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,984.38
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.94
LSL200.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,582.70
|
$0.66
LSL12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.02
|
$0.27
LSL5.01
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Maseru
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,444.50
|
$0.78
LSL14.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,629.37
|
$2.55
LSL46.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,056.08
|
$3.33
LSL60.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,284.54
|
$1.20
LSL21.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,240.03
|
$2.97
LSL54.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,842.44
|
$0.88
LSL16.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,024.75
|
$0.96
LSL17.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
LSL23.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.16
|
$1.11
LSL20.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,447.04
|
$0.78
LSL14.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.03
|
$0.89
LSL16.30
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,117.34
|
$4.43
LSL81.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,475.90
|
$27.24
LSL498.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,066.76
LSL349,266.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.39
LSL98.79
|
|
pay 12.0% less for housing
Lilongwe
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,880.58
|
$21.79
LSL399.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$190.67
LSL3,492.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,951.13
|
$95.33
LSL1,746.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,592.64
|
?? | |
pay 54.4% less for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$28.15
LSL515.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,064,029.58
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,625.45
|
|
pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,868.45
|
$0.82
LSL15.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,550.85
|
$1.37
LSL25.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,744.32
|
$4.63
LSL84.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,200.55
|
$20.88
LSL382.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,833.49
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.86
LSL748.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.13
LSL698.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.24
LSL1,762.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$136.19
LSL2,494.76
|
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