Cost of living comparison

Malawi

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo vs. Lilongwe Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 45.8% more expensive than Lilongwe.

Restaurants: pay 39.2% more in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 12.6% less in Sarajevo
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 90.5% more in Sarajevo
Childcare: pay 41.0% less in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.0% more in Sarajevo

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Sarajevo are more expensive than in Lilongwe. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Sarajevo. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Sarajevo.

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Sarajevo vs. Lilongwe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Lilongwe, you would:

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pay 39.2% more for restaurants

	Lilongwe	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 MWK8,683.00	$8.58 BAM14.93	+71.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.25 MWK17,800.16	$8.58 BAM14.93	-16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 MWK2,182.36	$2.20 BAM3.82	+74.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 MWK984.76	$1.45 BAM2.52	+155.1%
Average			+39.2%

Lilongwe vs. Sarajevo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.6% less for groceries

	Lilongwe	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.82 MWK3,155.26	$1.19 BAM2.08	-34.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 MWK13,683.33	$5.15 BAM8.96	-34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 MWK8,212.45	$4.50 BAM7.83	-4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.90 MWK5,041.67	$3.04 BAM5.29	+4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.38 MWK4,131.01	$3.43 BAM5.97	+44.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 MWK2,026.12	$0.66 BAM1.15	-43.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 MWK979.47	$0.75 BAM1.31	+33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 MWK1,181.56	$0.70 BAM1.21	+2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,786.72	$0.92 BAM1.60	-10.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 MWK1,593.81	$0.44 BAM0.76	-52.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MWK787.71	$0.51 BAM0.89	+13.2%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Lilongwe	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 MWK10,463.30	$6.41 BAM11.15	+6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,505.49	$34.33 BAM59.73	+694.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,737.21 BAM51,736.89
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.58 BAM18.42
Average			+145.8%

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pay 90.5% more for housing

	Lilongwe	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.21 MWK106K	$27.86 BAM48.47	-54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$540.71 MWK939K	$454.54 BAM790.80	-15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.13 MWK148K	$310.33 BAM539.92	+264.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.63 MWK60,134.34	$167.00 BAM290.54	+382.3%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 41.0% less for childcare

	Lilongwe	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.00 MWK608K	$206.61 BAM359.46	-41.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,870.15 BAM6,733.30
Average			-41.0%

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pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lilongwe	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 MWK3,823.26	$2.86 BAM4.98	+29.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.21 MWK5,580.44	$2.29 BAM3.99	-28.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 MWK4,223.25	$3.95 BAM6.87	+62.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.85 MWK53,568.54	$40.01 BAM69.61	+29.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.87 BAM11.95
Average			+14.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Lilongwe	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$87.64 BAM152.48
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.97 BAM66.06
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$90.59 BAM157.61
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$100.13 BAM174.20

Lilongwe vs. Sarajevo - Cost of clothing

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