Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 4.5% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
|
pay 17.2% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 16.3% less for housing
Bamako
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Lilongwe
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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