Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 65.8% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Rabat
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Rabat
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
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pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
|
pay 70.5% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Rabat
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
|
pay 43.1% more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
|
pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Rabat
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
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