Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 65.8% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Rabat
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,991.43
|
$3.75
MAD37.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.00
MAD59.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,584.56
|
$0.63
MAD6.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.71
|
$0.37
MAD3.73
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Rabat
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.38
|
$0.51
MAD5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,645.43
|
$4.75
MAD47.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,066.75
|
$3.06
MAD30.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.77
|
$1.79
MAD17.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,242.67
|
$2.66
MAD26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,844.62
|
$0.65
MAD6.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,025.96
|
$0.56
MAD5.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.30
MAD2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.31
|
$0.35
MAD3.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,448.74
|
$0.28
MAD2.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.18
|
$0.27
MAD2.73
|
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pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,130.44
|
$5.81
MAD57.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,484.70
|
$24.99
MAD248.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,988.52
MAD268,890.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.12
MAD80.87
|
|
pay 70.5% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Rabat
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,007.68
|
$40.82
MAD406.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$412.37
MAD4,108.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,088.92
|
$261.16
MAD2,601.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,701.73
|
$32.04
MAD319.22
|
|
pay 43.1% more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$135.41
MAD1,349.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,817.70
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,501.77
|
|
pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,870.65
|
$4.00
MAD39.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,557.39
|
$1.74
MAD17.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.55
|
$3.90
MAD38.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,290.33
|
$26.24
MAD261.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,841.54
|
$6.50
MAD64.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Rabat
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.15
MAD639.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.23
MAD460.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.91
MAD935.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$100.55
MAD1,001.77
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