Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 12.7% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
Luanda
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,114.03
|
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,155.36
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,389.94
|
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA882.63
|
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
Luanda
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,135.60
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA3,794.56
|
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,273.25
|
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,160.06
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,445.08
|
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,041.28
|
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA418.43
|
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,375.73
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA906.11
|
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA735.90
|
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA680.04
|
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Luanda
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,190.54
|
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA31,423.90
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA16,846,729.98
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA10,762.29
|
?? | |
pay 53.3% less for housing
Luanda
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA121,118.62
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA457,960.41
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA242,074.53
|
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA62,284.15
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
|
pay 80.9% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA630,515.08
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA10,423,496.13
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,652.46
|
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,230.19
|
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,018.92
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA32,574.70
|
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,077.01
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Luanda
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA98,159.40
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA84,733.98
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA145,210.62
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA222,979.26
|
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