Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 46.1% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
$3.42
MWK5,929.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
$4.89
MWK8,470.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.51
|
$0.81
MWK1,397.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.40
|
$0.35
MWK607.09
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD312.33
|
$0.68
MWK1,185.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,021.67
|
$7.09
MWK12,282.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,674.49
|
$3.28
MWK5,677.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD607.01
|
$1.67
MWK2,886.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD521.37
|
$1.02
MWK1,758.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD479.80
|
$0.95
MWK1,647.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.69
|
$0.50
MWK869.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD309.68
|
$1.08
MWK1,869.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD178.81
|
$0.72
MWK1,253.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.34
|
$1.04
MWK1,801.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.70
|
$0.76
MWK1,311.45
|
|
pay 16.7% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD789.67
|
$4.57
MWK7,921.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,917.04
|
$44.84
MWK77,678.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,260,889.28
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,590,273.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,446.67
|
$8.02
MWK13,892.37
|
|
pay 16.8% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,450.47
|
$136.92
MWK237,186.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,346.31
|
$354.52
MWK614,144.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,863.43
|
$163.81
MWK283,777.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,678.96
|
$40.88
MWK70,823.86
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,762.97
|
$231.46
MWK400,958.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,605.95
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,899,300.27
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
$0.78
MWK1,355.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD716.41
|
$2.66
MWK4,602.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
$2.93
MWK5,082.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,928.89
|
$36.19
MWK62,685.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,284.59
|
$4.16
MWK7,205.31
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,517.16
|
$42.38
MWK73,414.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,716.79
|
$25.43
MWK44,048.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,822.22
|
$69.76
MWK120,852.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD13,010.62
|
$86.39
MWK149,653.60
|
|
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