Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 54.4% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 73.7% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
?? | |
pay 61.0% less for housing
Victoria
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
|
pay 70.6% less for childcare
Victoria
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
|
pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Victoria
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
?? |
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