Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 10.9% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR125.51
|
$3.42
MWK5,934.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.97
|
$4.89
MWK8,477.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.49
|
$0.81
MWK1,398.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.33
|
$0.35
MWK607.58
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.54
|
$0.68
MWK1,186.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR59.31
|
$7.09
MWK12,292.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR72.39
|
$3.28
MWK5,681.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.32
|
$1.67
MWK2,889.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.90
|
$1.02
MWK1,759.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.46
|
$0.95
MWK1,649.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.46
|
$0.50
MWK870.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.91
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.71
|
$0.72
MWK1,254.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.32
|
$1.04
MWK1,803.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.51
|
$0.76
MWK1,312.52
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR87.48
|
$4.57
MWK7,927.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR845.27
|
$44.84
MWK77,742.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR318,079.35
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,628,271.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR204.92
|
$8.02
MWK13,903.70
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR877.91
|
$136.92
MWK237,380.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,891.31
|
$354.52
MWK614,645.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,153.85
|
$163.81
MWK284,008.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,368.83
|
$40.88
MWK70,881.62
|
|
pay 42.9% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,932.00
|
$231.46
MWK401,285.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,890.12
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,908,189.64
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.86
|
$0.78
MWK1,356.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.69
|
$2.66
MWK4,606.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR51.23
|
$2.93
MWK5,086.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR644.75
|
$36.19
MWK62,736.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR102.46
|
$4.16
MWK7,211.18
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR792.54
|
$42.38
MWK73,474.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR654.59
|
$25.43
MWK44,084.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,434.34
|
$69.76
MWK120,950.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,626.45
|
$86.39
MWK149,775.66
|
|
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