Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 41.2% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Macao, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.30
|
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Macao
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.91
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.81
|
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.93
MOP79.87
|
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
MOP25.95
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.22
|
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.79
|
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.86
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
MOP10.53
|
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.10
|
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.83
|
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
Macao
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
MOP53.65
|
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.37
MOP179.90
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,879.94
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.94
|
?? | |
pay 6.4% less for housing
Macao
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP249.14
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.44
MOP8,719.92
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$878.91
MOP7,067.31
|
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.43
MOP598.50
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
|
pay 80.9% less for childcare
Macao
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,746.65
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,108.87
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.72
MOP37.98
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.77
|
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.97
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.00
MOP699.59
|
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.67
MOP117.93
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Macao
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.30
MOP549.18
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
MOP294.83
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.67
MOP680.85
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.50
MOP816.19
|
?? |
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