Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 45.8% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 19.2% more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND9.980
|
$3.46
MWK5,991.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND14.960
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.860
|
$0.91
MWK1,584.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.100
|
$0.34
MWK588.71
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND15.980
|
$7.88
MWK13,645.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.420
|
$5.24
MWK9,066.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND5.010
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.150
|
$1.30
MWK2,242.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.640
|
$1.07
MWK1,844.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.700
|
$0.59
MWK1,025.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.400
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.050
|
$0.56
MWK976.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.84
MWK1,448.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.56
MWK976.18
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.520
|
$6.43
MWK11,130.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.420
|
$4.32
MWK7,484.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND119,712.120
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.880
|
?? | |
pay 43.7% more for housing
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND72.780
|
$62.37
MWK108,007.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND759.540
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND531.390
|
$67.61
MWK117,088.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND134.360
|
$53.53
MWK92,701.73
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND293.140
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND9,024.960
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,817.70
|
|
pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND4.990
|
$1.08
MWK1,870.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.610
|
$3.21
MWK5,557.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND9.980
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND93.590
|
$44.05
MWK76,290.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND14.960
|
$3.95
MWK6,841.54
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND134.850
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND167.480
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND279.330
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND240.010
|
?? |
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