Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 45.2% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 66.6% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
?? | |
pay 18.7% less for housing
San Jose
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
|
pay 78.1% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
San Jose
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
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