Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 36.9% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$0.81
MWK1,395.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$1.67
MWK2,881.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.76
MWK1,308.91
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$8.02
MWK13,865.52
|
|
pay 52.1% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$354.52
MWK612,957.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$163.81
MWK283,228.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$40.88
MWK70,686.95
|
|
pay 54.6% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$231.46
MWK400,183.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$2.66
MWK4,593.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$36.19
MWK62,563.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$4.16
MWK7,191.38
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$42.38
MWK73,273.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$69.76
MWK120,618.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$86.39
MWK149,364.31
|
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