Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 63.9% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
$8.50
ARS7,527.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.00
ARS5,313.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
$1.33
ARS1,181.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
$0.97
ARS861.63
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Buenos Aires
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
$2.02
ARS1,791.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
$4.64
ARS4,108.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
$4.08
ARS3,610.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
$2.08
ARS1,843.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
$2.06
ARS1,826.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
$0.83
ARS731.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
$0.81
ARS713.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
ARS505.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
$0.75
ARS666.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
$0.39
ARS345.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
$0.40
ARS354.45
|
|
pay 31.0% more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
$3.45
ARS3,056.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
$9.00
ARS7,970.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,000.00
ARS17,711,563.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.66
ARS6,783.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
$20.18
ARS17,867.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$491.75
ARS435,483.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
$356.25
ARS315,487.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
$35.17
ARS31,149.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$219.88
ARS194,716.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,627,313.57
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Buenos Aires
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
$1.50
ARS1,328.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
$2.28
ARS2,018.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
$2.00
ARS1,771.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
$21.45
ARS18,999.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
$4.27
ARS3,780.34
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Buenos Aires
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.61
ARS72,268.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$65.79
ARS58,262.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$116.21
ARS102,909.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$104.11
ARS92,198.75
|
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