Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 50.7% more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
Damascus
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$3.42
MWK5,929.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$4.89
MWK8,470.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$0.81
MWK1,397.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$0.35
MWK607.09
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Damascus
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$0.68
MWK1,185.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$7.09
MWK12,282.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$3.28
MWK5,677.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$1.67
MWK2,886.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$1.02
MWK1,758.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$0.95
MWK1,647.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.50
MWK869.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$1.08
MWK1,869.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$0.72
MWK1,253.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$1.04
MWK1,801.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.76
MWK1,311.45
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
Damascus
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$4.57
MWK7,921.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$44.84
MWK77,678.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,590,273.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$8.02
MWK13,892.37
|
|
pay 66.2% more for housing
Damascus
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$136.92
MWK237,186.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$354.52
MWK614,144.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$163.81
MWK283,777.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$40.88
MWK70,823.86
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Damascus
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$231.46
MWK400,958.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,899,300.27
|
|
pay 62.6% more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$0.78
MWK1,355.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$2.66
MWK4,602.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$2.93
MWK5,082.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$36.19
MWK62,685.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$4.16
MWK7,205.31
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Damascus
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$42.38
MWK73,414.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$25.43
MWK44,048.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$69.76
MWK120,852.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$86.39
MWK149,653.60
|
|
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