Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 2.1 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Monrovia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 36.2% less for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Monrovia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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