Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 3.2 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
|
pay 51.3% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
|
pay 98.3% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
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