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Lilongwe vs. Saint Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

Lilongwe is 56.5% cheaper than Saint Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 55.9% less in Lilongwe
Groceries: pay 53.5% less in Lilongwe
Transportation: pay 25.1% less in Lilongwe
Housing: pay 65.3% less in Lilongwe
Childcare: pay 81.8% less in Lilongwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.3% less in Lilongwe

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Lilongwe.

Lilongwe vs. Saint Peter Port Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Saint Peter Port, you would:

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pay 55.9% less for restaurants

	Saint Peter Port	Lilongwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £14.89	$5.00 MWK8,659.60	-75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £7.94	$10.25 MWK17,752.19	-4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 £2.11	$0.94 MWK1,621.49	-67.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 £1.32	$0.40 MWK687.91	-77.6%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 53.5% less for groceries

	Saint Peter Port	Lilongwe
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72 £2.02	$1.22 MWK2,120.27	-55.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.34 £5.45	$7.88 MWK13,646.46	+7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.88 £6.60	$3.70 MWK6,414.67	-58.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.63 £4.93	$2.66 MWK4,598.40	-59.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.39 £4.75	$1.45 MWK2,504.70	-77.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.33 £2.48	$1.17 MWK2,020.66	-65.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 £0.65	$0.56 MWK976.83	-35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.03 £2.25	$0.68 MWK1,178.38	-77.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 £1.80	$0.70 MWK1,207.93	-71.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 £0.90	$0.62 MWK1,076.82	-48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 £0.79	$0.56 MWK976.25	-46.8%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 25.1% less for transportation

	Saint Peter Port	Lilongwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.14 £6.05	$6.09 MWK10,555.31	-25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$4.32 MWK7,485.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			-25.1%

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pay 65.3% less for housing

	Saint Peter Port	Lilongwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.13 £59.58	$62.37 MWK108K	-22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,359.26 £1,754.23	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,170.08 £1,613.56	$67.61 MWK117K	-96.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.83 £110.66	$34.63 MWK59,972.27	-76.7%
Average			-65.3%

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

	Saint Peter Port	Lilongwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,602.52 £1,191.55	$350.00 MWK606K	-78.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,025.19 £11,915.53	$2,349.49 MWK4M	-85.3%
Average			-81.8%

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pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Peter Port	Lilongwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.47	$1.73 MWK3,003.52	-71.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.41 £3.28	$3.04 MWK5,267.07	-31.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £14.89	$1.59 MWK2,747.76	-92.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.55 £41.31	$37.45 MWK64,860.11	-32.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.85 £7.32	$3.95 MWK6,842.05	-59.9%
Average			-57.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saint Peter Port	Lilongwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.16 £74.47	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.71 £19.86	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.48 £69.51	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??

Saint Peter Port vs. Lilongwe - Cost of clothing

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