Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 25.5% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 90.7% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,929.67
|
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,470.96
|
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
MWK1,397.71
|
$1.70
BAM3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK607.09
|
$0.96
BAM1.74
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,185.93
|
$0.87
BAM1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,282.89
|
$3.95
BAM7.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,677.29
|
$4.65
BAM8.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
MWK2,886.90
|
$2.33
BAM4.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,758.36
|
$3.26
BAM5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,647.65
|
$0.49
BAM0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK869.57
|
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,869.95
|
$0.67
BAM1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,253.81
|
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,801.83
|
$0.39
BAM0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
MWK1,311.45
|
$0.41
BAM0.75
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,921.39
|
$6.60
BAM11.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,678.69
|
$29.59
BAM53.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,590,273.17
|
$22,332.54
BAM40,485.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
MWK13,892.37
|
$7.82
BAM14.17
|
|
pay 37.9% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK237,186.85
|
$27.16
BAM49.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.52
MWK614,144.51
|
$302.28
BAM547.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.81
MWK283,777.12
|
$208.85
BAM378.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.88
MWK70,823.86
|
$130.45
BAM236.48
|
|
pay 31.7% less for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.46
MWK400,958.71
|
$191.30
BAM346.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,899,300.27
|
$3,396.41
BAM6,157.20
|
|
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,355.35
|
$2.23
BAM4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
MWK4,602.55
|
$1.62
BAM2.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,082.58
|
$3.35
BAM6.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.19
MWK62,685.09
|
$29.74
BAM53.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
MWK7,205.31
|
$5.58
BAM10.12
|
|
pay 35.7% more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Sarajevo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.38
MWK73,414.98
|
$75.67
BAM137.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK44,048.99
|
$33.85
BAM61.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
MWK120,852.34
|
$84.86
BAM153.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.39
MWK149,653.60
|
$94.65
BAM171.58
|
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