Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 4.4% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
|
pay 73.9% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
?? | |
pay 39.1% more for housing
Kigali
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
|
pay 77.1% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kigali
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
?? |
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