Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.9 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Beirut
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 76.6% more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 62.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
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