Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 8.7% cheaper than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
$4.49
KES593.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
MWK1,395.01
|
$0.50
KES65.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
$0.41
KES54.31
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
$5.31
KES701.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
$3.40
KES449.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
MWK2,881.32
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
$2.61
KES344.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
$0.92
KES121.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
$0.37
KES49.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
$0.71
KES94.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,251.39
|
$0.39
KES51.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,798.34
|
$0.37
KES48.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
MWK1,308.91
|
$0.38
KES50.78
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
$4.72
KES623.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
MWK13,865.52
|
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Lilongwe
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.52
MWK612,957.33
|
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.81
MWK283,228.56
|
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.88
MWK70,686.95
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
|
pay 11.5% less for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.46
MWK400,183.63
|
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
$1.87
KES247.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
MWK4,593.66
|
$2.13
KES281.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.19
MWK62,563.92
|
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
MWK7,191.38
|
$5.99
KES790.90
|
|
pay 40.3% less for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.38
MWK73,273.06
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
MWK120,618.73
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.39
MWK149,364.31
|
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
|
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