Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 79.1% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 53.7% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Tegucigalpa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,990.81
|
$6.08
HNL150.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.32
HNL180.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,584.40
|
$0.77
HNL18.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.65
|
$0.69
HNL16.92
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Tegucigalpa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.13
|
$2.14
HNL52.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,644.02
|
$2.19
HNL54.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,065.81
|
$5.40
HNL133.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.22
|
$2.35
HNL58.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,242.44
|
$1.42
HNL34.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,844.42
|
$1.38
HNL34.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,025.85
|
$0.76
HNL18.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
HNL22.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.21
|
$0.75
HNL18.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,448.59
|
$0.75
HNL18.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.08
|
$0.61
HNL14.95
|
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pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Tegucigalpa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,129.29
|
$4.25
HNL104.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
$27.64
HNL682.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,133.97
HNL497,123.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$27.65
HNL682.66
|
|
pay 75.7% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Tegucigalpa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,996.54
|
$44.94
HNL1,109.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$216.19
HNL5,337.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,076.84
|
$239.21
HNL5,906.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,692.16
|
$54.17
HNL1,337.47
|
|
pay 61.4% more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Tegucigalpa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$299.08
HNL7,384.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,397.87
|
$3,792.63
HNL93,642.82
|
|
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,870.46
|
$1.63
HNL40.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,556.81
|
$2.06
HNL50.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
$2.23
HNL55.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,282.46
|
$51.68
HNL1,276.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
$6.08
HNL150.13
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Tegucigalpa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$37.83
HNL934.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.83
HNL934.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.15
HNL2,769.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$108.10
HNL2,668.97
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