Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 14.1% cheaper than Belmopan.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
Belmopan
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.98
BZD8.00
|
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
BZD11.01
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$0.81
MWK1,395.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BZD1.67
|
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Belmopan
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
BZD4.18
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BZD10.05
|
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
BZD10.85
|
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
BZD4.64
|
$1.67
MWK2,881.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
BZD2.28
|
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BZD1.68
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.76
MWK1,308.91
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
Belmopan
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
BZD10.79
|
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.34
BZD44.90
|
$8.02
MWK13,865.52
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Belmopan
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.95
BZD172.76
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.28
BZD702.06
|
$354.52
MWK612,957.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.79
BZD518.17
|
$163.81
MWK283,228.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.99
BZD122.58
|
$40.88
MWK70,686.95
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belmopan
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$231.46
MWK400,183.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Belmopan
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
BZD7.04
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
BZD5.34
|
$2.66
MWK4,593.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$36.19
MWK62,563.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.16
MWK7,191.38
|
|
pay 32.0% more for clothing
Belmopan
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.07
BZD52.40
|
$42.38
MWK73,273.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.35
BZD44.93
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.03
BZD124.67
|
$69.76
MWK120,618.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.10
BZD124.82
|
$86.39
MWK149,364.31
|
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