Cost of living comparison
compared to
Lilongwe vs. San Marino Cost of Living Summary
Lilongwe is 30.0% cheaper than San Marino.
Lilongwe vs. San Marino Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 46.6% less for restaurants
|
San Marino
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.52
€15.32
|
$5.00
MWK8,659.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.56
€7.48
|
$10.25
MWK17,752.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.31
€2.02
|
$0.94
MWK1,621.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
€1.40
|
$0.40
MWK687.91
|
|
San Marino vs. Lilongwe - Cost of restaurants
pay 3.8% more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.22
MWK2,120.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.88
MWK13,646.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.42
€3.87
|
$3.70
MWK6,414.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.66
MWK4,598.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.45
MWK2,504.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.93
|
$1.17
MWK2,020.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
MWK976.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
MWK1,178.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
MWK1,207.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.46
|
$0.62
MWK1,076.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
MWK976.25
|
|
San Marino vs. Lilongwe - Cost of groceries
pay 53.2% less for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
€6.77
|
$6.09
MWK10,555.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.20
€25.53
|
$4.32
MWK7,485.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.71
€20.73
|
?? | |
San Marino vs. Lilongwe - Cost of transportation
pay 23.9% less for housing
|
San Marino
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.04
€30.64
|
$62.37
MWK108K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.39
€561.68
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.99
€510.62
|
$67.61
MWK117K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.32
€78.09
|
$34.63
MWK59,972.27
|
|
San Marino vs. Lilongwe - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$350.00
MWK606K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,349.49
MWK4M
|
San Marino vs. Lilongwe - Cost of childcare
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.08
|
$1.73
MWK3,003.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.53
|
$3.04
MWK5,267.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
€5.11
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.40
€51.06
|
$37.45
MWK64,860.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
€7.15
|
$3.95
MWK6,842.05
|
|
San Marino vs. Lilongwe - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.76
€71.49
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€30.64
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.40
€51.06
|
?? |
San Marino vs. Lilongwe - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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