Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 39.1% cheaper than Saipan.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
Saipan
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$3.46
MWK5,990.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.91
MWK1,584.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.34
MWK588.65
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.88
MWK13,644.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$5.24
MWK9,065.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$1.30
MWK2,242.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.07
MWK1,844.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.59
MWK1,025.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
MWK976.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.84
MWK1,448.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.56
MWK976.08
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
Saipan
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$6.43
MWK11,129.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
?? | |
pay 53.4% less for housing
Saipan
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$62.37
MWK107,996.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$67.61
MWK117,076.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$53.53
MWK92,692.16
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
Saipan
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,397.87
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$1.08
MWK1,870.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$3.21
MWK5,556.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$44.05
MWK76,282.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Saipan
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
?? |
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