Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Tunisia

Tunis vs. Lilongwe Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 18.1% more expensive than Lilongwe.

Restaurants: pay 28.6% less in Tunis
Groceries: pay 8.5% less in Tunis
Transportation: pay 93.0% more in Tunis
Housing: pay 44.1% more in Tunis
Childcare: pay 8.4% less in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.7% more in Tunis

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

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Tunis vs. Lilongwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.6% less for restaurants

	Lilongwe	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 MWK8,650.92	$4.13 TND12.270	-17.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.25 MWK17,734.39	$5.16 TND15.340	-49.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 MWK1,619.87	$0.71 TND2.100	-24.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 MWK687.22	$0.31 TND0.910	-22.9%
Average			-28.6%

Lilongwe vs. Tunis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.5% less for groceries

	Lilongwe	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 MWK2,118.15	$0.21 TND0.630	-82.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 MWK13,632.78	$5.35 TND15.920	-32.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MWK6,408.24	$1.86 TND5.530	-49.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 MWK4,593.79	$1.55 TND4.600	-41.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.45 MWK2,502.19	$2.86 TND8.500	+97.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 MWK2,018.63	$0.97 TND2.880	-17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 MWK975.85	$1.71 TND5.080	+202.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 MWK1,177.20	$0.53 TND1.580	-21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 MWK1,206.72	$0.32 TND0.970	-53.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 MWK1,075.74	$0.33 TND0.990	-46.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 MWK975.27	$0.28 TND0.840	-49.8%
Average			-8.5%

Lilongwe vs. Tunis - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.0% more for transportation

	Lilongwe	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 MWK10,544.73	$3.28 TND9.760	-46.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,477.76	$14.35 TND42.680	+232.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$41,270.53 TND123K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.06 TND9.100
Average			+93.0%

Lilongwe vs. Tunis - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.1% more for housing

	Lilongwe	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.37 MWK108K	$21.37 TND63.540	-65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$287.52 TND854.880
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$67.61 MWK117K	$179.84 TND534.730	+166.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.63 MWK59,912.16	$45.71 TND135.900	+32.0%
Average			+44.1%

Lilongwe vs. Tunis - Cost of housing

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pay 8.4% less for childcare

	Lilongwe	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.00 MWK606K	$115.64 TND343.840	-67.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,349.49 MWK4M	$3,528.63 TND10,491.720	+50.2%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lilongwe	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.73 MWK3,000.51	$1.72 TND5.110	-0.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.04 MWK5,261.79	$0.95 TND2.830	-68.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,745.00	$3.53 TND10.480	+122.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.45 MWK64,795.10	$34.32 TND102.050	-8.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,835.20	$5.50 TND16.360	+39.3%
Average			+16.7%

Lilongwe vs. Tunis - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Lilongwe	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$47.07 TND139.970
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$61.70 TND183.460
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$94.66 TND281.450
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$73.03 TND217.150

Lilongwe vs. Tunis - Cost of clothing

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