Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 88.7% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 88.0% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,984.38
|
$9.53
NAD174.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.36
NAD79.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,582.70
|
$0.81
NAD14.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.02
|
$0.68
NAD12.47
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,444.50
|
$0.79
NAD14.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,629.37
|
$2.89
NAD52.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,056.08
|
$5.39
NAD98.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,284.54
|
$3.22
NAD58.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,240.03
|
$2.13
NAD39.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,842.44
|
$0.81
NAD14.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,024.75
|
$0.79
NAD14.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
NAD12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.16
|
$0.61
NAD11.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,447.04
|
$0.84
NAD15.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.03
|
$0.68
NAD12.50
|
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pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,117.34
|
$4.49
NAD82.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,475.90
|
$27.23
NAD498.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,189.91
NAD204,977.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.37
NAD116.70
|
|
pay 85.6% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,880.58
|
$53.42
NAD978.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$360.37
NAD6,601.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,951.13
|
$246.89
NAD4,522.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,592.64
|
$56.78
NAD1,040.08
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$166.47
NAD3,049.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,064,029.58
|
$4,756.12
NAD87,123.06
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,868.45
|
$1.63
NAD29.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,550.85
|
$1.89
NAD34.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,744.32
|
$2.42
NAD44.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,200.55
|
$36.47
NAD668.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,833.49
|
$3.27
NAD59.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$35.39
NAD648.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$21.99
NAD402.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$63.53
NAD1,163.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$48.87
NAD895.20
|
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