Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 29.9% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
$3.42
MWK5,934.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
$4.89
MWK8,477.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
$0.81
MWK1,398.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
$0.35
MWK607.58
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
$0.68
MWK1,186.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
$7.09
MWK12,292.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
$3.28
MWK5,681.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
$1.67
MWK2,889.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
$1.02
MWK1,759.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
$0.95
MWK1,649.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
$0.50
MWK870.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
$0.72
MWK1,254.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
$1.04
MWK1,803.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
$0.76
MWK1,312.52
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
$4.57
MWK7,927.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
$44.84
MWK77,742.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,628,271.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
$8.02
MWK13,903.70
|
|
pay 16.1% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
$136.92
MWK237,380.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
$354.52
MWK614,645.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
$163.81
MWK284,008.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
$40.88
MWK70,881.62
|
|
pay 23.4% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
$231.46
MWK401,285.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,908,189.64
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
$0.78
MWK1,356.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
$2.66
MWK4,606.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
$2.93
MWK5,086.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
$36.19
MWK62,736.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
$4.16
MWK7,211.18
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
$42.38
MWK73,474.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
$25.43
MWK44,084.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
$69.76
MWK120,950.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
$86.39
MWK149,775.66
|
|
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