Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 35.0% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
|
pay 13.4% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 44.0% less for housing
Libreville
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
Libreville
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Libreville
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
?? |
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