Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 13.5% cheaper than Brasilia.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$30.16
|
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$35.19
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.21
|
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.10
|
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.19
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.77
|
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$21.15
|
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.31
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.32
|
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.85
|
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.13
|
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.46
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.45
|
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.98
|
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.39
|
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$245.31
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$130,699.52
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.62
|
?? | |
pay 43.5% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$106.12
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,070.46
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,250.02
|
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$277.43
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
|
pay 80.7% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,736.87
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,836.31
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.56
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$134.86
|
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$40.22
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$295.87
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$232.66
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$338.89
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$321.62
|
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