Cost of living comparison
Lima is 90.3% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Lima instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 30.4% more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,005.64
|
$5.23
PEN19.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.10
PEN22.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,588.32
|
$0.83
PEN3.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK590.11
|
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,453.18
|
$2.42
PEN9.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,677.78
|
$4.22
PEN15.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,088.24
|
$4.95
PEN18.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,303.31
|
$2.70
PEN10.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,247.99
|
$2.25
PEN8.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,848.99
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,028.39
|
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK978.62
|
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,452.18
|
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK978.49
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,156.83
|
$5.39
PEN20.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,502.45
|
$23.85
PEN88.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,163.52
PEN86,363.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.14
PEN75.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,263.74
|
$26.56
PEN99.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$575.58
PEN2,146.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,366.51
|
$363.71
PEN1,356.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,921.50
|
$44.01
PEN164.08
|
|
pay 97.0% more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK607,563.66
|
$213.68
PEN796.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,078,463.81
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,150.16
|
|
pay 76.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,875.08
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,570.56
|
$2.62
PEN9.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,754.06
|
$5.30
PEN19.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,471.20
|
$30.52
PEN113.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,857.76
|
$7.95
PEN29.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.79
PEN159.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.98
PEN130.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.21
PEN317.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.35
PEN351.78
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