Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 3.7 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Oranjestad
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,984.38
|
$21.22
AWG38.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.00
AWG18.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,582.70
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.02
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 98.8% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,444.50
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,629.37
|
$6.07
AWG10.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,056.08
|
$6.44
AWG11.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,284.54
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,240.03
|
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,842.44
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,024.75
|
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.16
|
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,447.04
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.03
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,117.34
|
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,475.90
|
$50.00
AWG90.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,191.40
AWG39,972.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$39.16
AWG70.53
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Oranjestad
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,880.58
|
$84.13
AWG151.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$842.21
AWG1,517.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,951.13
|
$673.77
AWG1,213.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,592.64
|
$153.99
AWG277.37
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$214.81
AWG386.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,064,029.58
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,336.58
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,868.45
|
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,550.85
|
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,744.32
|
$8.61
AWG15.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,200.55
|
$87.89
AWG158.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,833.49
|
$11.94
AWG21.51
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Oranjestad
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$90.37
AWG162.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.14
AWG97.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$111.75
AWG201.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$118.29
AWG213.06
|
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