Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 2.0 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 86.5% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Guatemala City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
|
pay 32.1% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
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pay 83.7% more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Guatemala City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
|
pay 76.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Guatemala City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$120.70
GTQ936.95
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