Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 2.6% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Harare, you would:
pay 17.2% less for restaurants
Harare
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$3.42
MWK5,934.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$4.89
MWK8,477.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$0.81
MWK1,398.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.35
MWK607.58
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Harare
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.68
MWK1,186.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$7.09
MWK12,292.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$3.28
MWK5,681.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$1.67
MWK2,889.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$1.02
MWK1,759.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$0.95
MWK1,649.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$0.50
MWK870.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$0.72
MWK1,254.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$1.04
MWK1,803.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$0.76
MWK1,312.52
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Harare
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$4.57
MWK7,927.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$44.84
MWK77,742.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,628,271.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$8.02
MWK13,903.70
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
Harare
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$136.92
MWK237,380.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$354.52
MWK614,645.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$163.81
MWK284,008.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$40.88
MWK70,881.62
|
|
pay 21.0% less for childcare
Harare
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$231.46
MWK401,285.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,908,189.64
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$0.78
MWK1,356.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$2.66
MWK4,606.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$2.93
MWK5,086.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$36.19
MWK62,736.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$4.16
MWK7,211.18
|
|
pay 81.1% more for clothing
Harare
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$42.38
MWK73,474.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$25.43
MWK44,084.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$69.76
MWK120,950.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$86.39
MWK149,775.66
|
|
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