Cost of living comparison
Lima is 17.2% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Lima instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 26.4% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,920.50
|
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,457.85
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
MWK1,395.55
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK606.15
|
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,184.10
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,263.89
|
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,668.50
|
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
MWK2,882.44
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,755.64
|
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,645.10
|
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK868.23
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,867.06
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,251.87
|
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,799.04
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
MWK1,309.42
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,909.13
|
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,558.50
|
$16.75
PEN62.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,518,187.13
|
$21,401.64
PEN79,677.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
MWK13,870.88
|
$15.52
PEN57.77
|
|
pay 25.0% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,819.86
|
$28.39
PEN105.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.52
MWK613,194.28
|
$503.74
PEN1,875.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.81
MWK283,338.05
|
$328.82
PEN1,224.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.88
MWK70,714.28
|
$55.84
PEN207.88
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.46
MWK400,338.34
|
$200.22
PEN745.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,882,436.50
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,050.26
|
|
pay 64.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,353.26
|
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
MWK4,595.43
|
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,074.71
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.19
MWK62,588.11
|
$37.28
PEN138.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
MWK7,194.16
|
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.38
MWK73,301.39
|
$42.06
PEN156.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,980.83
|
$28.40
PEN105.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
MWK120,665.36
|
$72.34
PEN269.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.39
MWK149,422.06
|
$73.12
PEN272.23
|
|
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