Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 14.9% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Lima, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$3.42
MWK5,934.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$4.89
MWK8,477.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$0.81
MWK1,398.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$0.35
MWK607.58
|
|
pay 37.3% more for groceries
Lima
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
$0.68
MWK1,186.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
$7.09
MWK12,292.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$3.28
MWK5,681.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$1.67
MWK2,889.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
$1.02
MWK1,759.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$0.95
MWK1,649.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.50
MWK870.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.72
MWK1,254.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$1.04
MWK1,803.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.76
MWK1,312.52
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
Lima
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$4.57
MWK7,927.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
$44.84
MWK77,742.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,628,271.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
$8.02
MWK13,903.70
|
|
pay 68.9% more for housing
Lima
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
$136.92
MWK237,380.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$354.52
MWK614,645.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$163.81
MWK284,008.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$40.88
MWK70,881.62
|
|
pay 13.4% more for childcare
Lima
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$231.46
MWK401,285.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,908,189.64
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$0.78
MWK1,356.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$2.66
MWK4,606.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$2.93
MWK5,086.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
$36.19
MWK62,736.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$4.16
MWK7,211.18
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Lima
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$42.38
MWK73,474.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$25.43
MWK44,084.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
$69.76
MWK120,950.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$86.39
MWK149,775.66
|
|
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