Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 49.7% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 31.8% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.46
MWK5,990.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL205.01
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.30
|
$0.91
MWK1,584.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.13
|
$0.34
MWK588.65
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.56
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL47.69
|
$7.88
MWK13,644.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.36
|
$5.24
MWK9,065.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.47
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL55.54
|
$1.30
MWK2,242.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.51
|
$1.07
MWK1,844.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL18.05
|
$0.59
MWK1,025.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL24.30
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.83
|
$0.56
MWK976.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.58
|
$0.84
MWK1,448.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.66
|
$0.56
MWK976.08
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
Maseru
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL82.99
|
$6.43
MWK11,129.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL510.20
|
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL357,143.23
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL101.02
|
?? | |
pay 78.5% more for housing
Maseru
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL408.16
|
$62.37
MWK107,996.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,571.43
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,785.72
|
$67.61
MWK117,076.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$53.53
MWK92,692.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL527.21
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL20,068.05
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,397.87
|
|
pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.38
|
$1.08
MWK1,870.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.63
|
$3.21
MWK5,556.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL86.73
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL391.16
|
$44.05
MWK76,282.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Maseru
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL765.31
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL714.29
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,802.72
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,551.02
|
?? |
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