Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 3.0 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Bridgetown
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
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pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Bridgetown
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
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pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Bridgetown
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
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pay 3.0 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Bridgetown
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Bridgetown
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Bridgetown
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Bridgetown
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$115.00
BBD230.00
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