Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 16.3% cheaper than Windhoek.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD178.49
|
$3.46
MWK5,990.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD81.60
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD15.17
|
$0.91
MWK1,584.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.75
|
$0.34
MWK588.65
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.75
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD54.06
|
$7.88
MWK13,644.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD100.91
|
$5.24
MWK9,065.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD60.30
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.94
|
$1.30
MWK2,242.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD15.15
|
$1.07
MWK1,844.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.80
|
$0.59
MWK1,025.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.62
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.46
|
$0.56
MWK976.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.76
|
$0.84
MWK1,448.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.78
|
$0.56
MWK976.08
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Windhoek
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD84.16
|
$6.43
MWK11,129.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD509.98
|
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD209,600.54
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD119.33
|
?? | |
pay 20.5% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD1,000.57
|
$62.37
MWK107,996.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,750.24
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,624.59
|
$67.61
MWK117,076.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,063.54
|
$53.53
MWK92,692.16
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,118.15
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD89,087.88
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,397.87
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.60
|
$1.08
MWK1,870.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD35.47
|
$3.21
MWK5,556.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD45.38
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD683.17
|
$44.05
MWK76,282.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD61.20
|
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD662.97
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD411.86
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,189.95
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD915.39
|
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