Cost of living comparison
Harare is 2.3 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Harare instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 53.9% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
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