Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 100.0% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
MWK1,395.01
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
MWK2,881.32
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,251.39
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,798.34
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
MWK1,308.91
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
MWK13,865.52
|
?? | |
pay 61.2% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.52
MWK612,957.33
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.81
MWK283,228.56
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.88
MWK70,686.95
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.46
MWK400,183.63
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
?? |
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
MWK4,593.66
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.19
MWK62,563.92
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
MWK7,191.38
|
?? | |
pay 12.7% less for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.38
MWK73,273.06
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
MWK120,618.73
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.39
MWK149,364.31
|
?? | |
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