Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 2.2% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 37.9% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
|
pay 73.3% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 8.5% less for housing
Bujumbura
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
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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