Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 30.8% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Maseru
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 12.0% less for housing
Lilongwe
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
?? | |
pay 54.4% less for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
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