Cost of living comparison

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Lilongwe is 34.1% more expensive than Accra.

If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 4.0% more for restaurants

 
Accra
Lilongwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.82
GHS77.15
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.37
GHS118.17
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
GHS11.88
$0.91
MWK1,591.36

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pay 8.2% less for groceries

 
Accra
Lilongwe
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
GHS24.38
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.46
GHS55.41
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
Milk (1 gallon) $11.31
GHS181.15
$5.24
MWK9,105.64

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pay 19.4% less for transportation

 
Accra
Lilongwe
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.34
GHS69.55
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
Monthly public transit pass $32.96
GHS528.18
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $8,000.00
GHS128,183.59
??

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pay 11.9% more for housing

 
Accra
Lilongwe
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.40
GHS711.37
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $627.15
GHS10,048.75
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $112.15
GHS1,797.02
$67.61
MWK117,591.22

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

 
Accra
Lilongwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $57.02
GHS913.56
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,655.73
GHS122,667.43
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64

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pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Accra
Lilongwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.21
GHS19.31
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.75
GHS44.10
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.57
GHS25.13
$1.59
MWK2,759.34

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Accra
Lilongwe
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$14.87
GHS238.34
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.10
GHS322.09
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$32.71
GHS524.07
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