Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 47.0% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 38.7% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Bamako
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
$0.78
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
$0.64
F CFA392
|
|
pay 34.4% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
$1.27
F CFA773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
?? |
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Bamako
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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