Cost of living comparison
Niamey is 79.2% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Niamey instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 59.6% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Niamey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,984.38
|
$4.98
F CFA3,047
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.96
F CFA6,094
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,582.70
|
$1.39
F CFA851
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.02
|
$0.62
F CFA381
|
|
pay 14.7% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Niamey
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,444.50
|
$0.52
F CFA317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,629.37
|
$8.30
F CFA5,078
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,056.08
|
$8.67
F CFA5,305
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,284.54
|
$2.30
F CFA1,407
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,240.03
|
$3.36
F CFA2,054
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,842.44
|
$1.69
F CFA1,037
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,024.75
|
$0.60
F CFA369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
F CFA656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.16
|
$0.73
F CFA449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,447.04
|
$0.56
F CFA346
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.03
|
$0.26
F CFA161
|
|
pay 71.2% more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,117.34
|
$3.51
F CFA2,145
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,475.90
|
$12.45
F CFA7,617
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,187,430
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.82
F CFA2,336
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,880.58
|
$47.02
F CFA28,776
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$808.95
F CFA495,114
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,951.13
|
$370.90
F CFA227,007
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,592.64
|
$173.40
F CFA106,127
|
|
pay 94.2% more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$940.32
F CFA575,518
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,064,029.58
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,792,953
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Niamey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,868.45
|
$1.24
F CFA762
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,550.85
|
$3.04
F CFA1,862
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,744.32
|
$2.49
F CFA1,523
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,200.55
|
$55.31
F CFA33,854
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,833.49
|
$4.15
F CFA2,539
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Niamey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$41.48
F CFA25,390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.02
F CFA28,776
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$41.48
F CFA25,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$41.48
F CFA25,390
|
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