Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 6.4 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Saint Helier
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
$37.84
£29.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.83
£6.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 81.3% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Saint Helier
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
$5.49
£4.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
$7.51
£5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
$5.39
£4.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
$0.86
£0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.80
£1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
$1.43
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
$1.09
£0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Saint Helier
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
$7.04
£5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
$65.58
£51.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$41.21
£32.44
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Saint Helier
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
$6.94
£5.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
$4.76
£3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
$76.30
£60.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
$16.40
£12.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Saint Helier
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$94.59
£74.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.23
£42.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$99.32
£78.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$122.97
£96.79
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