Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 37.0% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA875
|
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA809
|
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA579
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
?? | |
pay 30.7% less for housing
Dakar
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
|
pay 74.1% less for childcare
Dakar
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Dakar
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
?? |
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