Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 75.2% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
?? | |
pay 20.0% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
|
pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
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