Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 32.6% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$169.31
|
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$149.39
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$20.28
|
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$14.07
|
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$44.15
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$93.48
|
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$105.90
|
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$41.77
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$69.32
|
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$23.87
|
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$11.80
|
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$13.79
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$15.33
|
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$15.92
|
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$14.53
|
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
Mexico City
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$91.54
|
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$361.15
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$368,506.68
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$89.64
|
?? | |
pay 20.8% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$469.44
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$17,768.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$10,802.38
|
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$696.06
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
|
pay 76.6% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$6,849.52
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$168,519.24
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$49.80
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$59.05
|
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$74.70
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,021.16
|
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$99.60
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,123.23
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$755.11
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$1,855.90
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$1,781.13
|
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