Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 66.0% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 79.5% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$3.42
MWK5,920.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$4.89
MWK8,457.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$0.81
MWK1,395.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$0.35
MWK606.15
|
|
pay 73.4% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$0.68
MWK1,184.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$7.09
MWK12,263.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$3.28
MWK5,668.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$1.67
MWK2,882.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$0.95
MWK1,645.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.50
MWK868.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$1.08
MWK1,867.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$1.04
MWK1,799.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.76
MWK1,309.42
|
|
pay 46.4% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$4.57
MWK7,909.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$44.84
MWK77,558.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,518,187.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$8.02
MWK13,870.88
|
|
pay 62.8% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$136.92
MWK236,819.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$354.52
MWK613,194.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$163.81
MWK283,338.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$40.88
MWK70,714.28
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$231.46
MWK400,338.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,882,436.50
|
|
pay 75.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$0.78
MWK1,353.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$2.66
MWK4,595.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$2.93
MWK5,074.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$36.19
MWK62,588.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$4.16
MWK7,194.16
|
|
pay 47.4% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$42.38
MWK73,301.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$25.43
MWK43,980.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$69.76
MWK120,665.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$86.39
MWK149,422.06
|
|
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