Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 42.0% cheaper than Road Town.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 71.3% less for restaurants
Road Town
|
Lilongwe
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$3.42
MWK5,934.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$4.89
MWK8,477.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.81
MWK1,398.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.35
MWK607.58
|
|
pay 49.2% less for groceries
Road Town
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.95
|
$0.68
MWK1,186.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$7.09
MWK12,292.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$3.28
MWK5,681.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.67
MWK2,889.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$1.02
MWK1,759.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.95
MWK1,649.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.50
MWK870.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$0.72
MWK1,254.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.04
MWK1,803.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.76
MWK1,312.52
|
|
pay 12.5% more for transportation
Road Town
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.57
MWK7,927.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.84
MWK77,742.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,628,271.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.02
MWK13,903.70
|
|
pay 56.2% less for housing
Road Town
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$136.92
MWK237,380.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$354.52
MWK614,645.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$163.81
MWK284,008.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$40.88
MWK70,881.62
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
Road Town
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$231.46
MWK401,285.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,908,189.64
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Road Town
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$0.78
MWK1,356.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.66
MWK4,606.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$2.93
MWK5,086.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$36.19
MWK62,736.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$4.16
MWK7,211.18
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
Road Town
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$42.38
MWK73,474.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.43
MWK44,084.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$69.76
MWK120,950.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$86.39
MWK149,775.66
|
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