Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 26.1% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 63.0% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,929.67
|
$5.93
R$30.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,470.96
|
$6.92
R$35.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
MWK1,397.71
|
$1.07
R$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK607.09
|
$0.72
R$3.71
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,185.93
|
$1.61
R$8.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,282.89
|
$4.63
R$23.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,677.29
|
$4.23
R$21.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
MWK2,886.90
|
$2.29
R$11.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,758.36
|
$1.82
R$9.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,647.65
|
$0.78
R$4.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK869.57
|
$0.53
R$2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,869.95
|
$0.43
R$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,253.81
|
$0.70
R$3.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,801.83
|
$0.48
R$2.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
MWK1,311.45
|
$0.47
R$2.42
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,921.39
|
$4.59
R$23.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,678.69
|
$50.51
R$260.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,590,273.17
|
$23,730.52
R$122,373.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
MWK13,892.37
|
$8.99
R$46.35
|
|
pay 5.3% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK237,186.85
|
$21.45
R$110.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.52
MWK614,144.51
|
$384.72
R$1,983.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.81
MWK283,777.12
|
$223.17
R$1,150.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.88
MWK70,823.86
|
$65.73
R$338.98
|
|
pay 58.8% more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.46
MWK400,958.71
|
$383.64
R$1,978.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,899,300.27
|
$9,542.54
R$49,208.99
|
|
pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,355.35
|
$1.98
R$10.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
MWK4,602.55
|
$1.62
R$8.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,082.58
|
$2.37
R$12.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.19
MWK62,685.09
|
$23.91
R$123.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
MWK7,205.31
|
$7.51
R$38.75
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.38
MWK73,414.98
|
$46.01
R$237.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK44,048.99
|
$45.46
R$234.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
MWK120,852.34
|
$75.98
R$391.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.39
MWK149,653.60
|
$62.59
R$322.76
|
|
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