Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 50.3% cheaper than Avarua.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.3% less in Lilongwe
- Groceries
-
pay 37.8% less in Lilongwe
- Housing
-
pay 49.0% less in Lilongwe
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.2% less in Lilongwe
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Lilongwe.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Avarua, you would:
pay 71.3% less for restaurants
Avarua
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.46
MWK5,999.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$15.67
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
NZ$4.18
|
$0.91
MWK1,586.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
NZ$3.13
|
$0.34
MWK589.48
|
|
pay 37.8% less for groceries
Avarua
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
NZ$6.16
|
$1.41
MWK2,450.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
NZ$10.45
|
$7.88
MWK13,663.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
NZ$11.86
|
$5.24
MWK9,078.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.08
NZ$8.88
|
$3.06
MWK5,297.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
NZ$6.63
|
$1.30
MWK2,245.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.37
|
$1.07
MWK1,847.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.42
|
$0.59
MWK1,027.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
NZ$2.84
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.33
NZ$7.58
|
$0.56
MWK977.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.37
|
$0.84
MWK1,450.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.90
|
$0.56
MWK977.45
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Avarua
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.43
MWK11,144.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.32
MWK7,494.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 49.0% less for housing
Avarua
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$62.37
MWK108,148.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$271.63
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$271.63
|
$67.61
MWK117,241.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
NZ$159.78
|
$53.53
MWK92,822.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Avarua
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$350.00
MWK606,918.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,349.49
MWK4,074,133.45
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
Avarua
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
NZ$7.84
|
$1.08
MWK1,873.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
NZ$6.27
|
$3.21
MWK5,564.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.59
MWK2,751.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$44.05
MWK76,390.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.95
MWK6,850.48
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Avarua
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$117.01
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$128.50
|
?? |
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