Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 45.8% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 19.2% more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND10.030
|
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.870
|
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.110
|
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND16.070
|
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.450
|
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND5.040
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.200
|
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.650
|
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.730
|
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.410
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.050
|
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.570
|
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.600
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND120,374.250
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.930
|
?? | |
pay 43.7% more for housing
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND73.180
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND763.740
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND534.330
|
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND135.110
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND294.760
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND9,074.880
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
|
pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND5.020
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.630
|
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND94.110
|
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND15.050
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND135.600
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND168.410
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND280.870
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND241.340
|
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