Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 2.3 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
San Salvador
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,984.38
|
$10.00
SVC87.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.50
SVC65.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,582.70
|
$1.05
SVC9.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.02
|
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
San Salvador
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,444.50
|
$1.85
SVC16.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,629.37
|
$3.20
SVC27.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,056.08
|
$7.42
SVC64.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,284.54
|
$3.05
SVC26.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,240.03
|
$2.63
SVC22.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,842.44
|
$1.29
SVC11.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,024.75
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
SVC8.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.16
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,447.04
|
$0.93
SVC8.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.03
|
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
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pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,117.34
|
$4.05
SVC35.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,475.90
|
$25.00
SVC218.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,500.00
SVC170,223.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.00
SVC253.15
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
San Salvador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,880.58
|
$42.14
SVC367.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$842.86
SVC7,357.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,951.13
|
$635.71
SVC5,549.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,592.64
|
$78.66
SVC686.62
|
|
pay 95.2% more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$165.62
SVC1,445.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,064,029.58
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,030.65
|
|
pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,868.45
|
$2.00
SVC17.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,550.85
|
$3.04
SVC26.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,744.32
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,200.55
|
$29.88
SVC260.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,833.49
|
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
San Salvador
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$69.29
SVC604.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.86
SVC478.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$99.29
SVC866.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$104.43
SVC911.60
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