Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 15.7% cheaper than Beirut.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.2% less in Lilongwe
- Groceries
-
pay 25.3% more in Lilongwe
- Transportation
-
pay 5.1% less in Lilongwe
- Housing
-
pay 17.4% less in Lilongwe
- Childcare
-
pay 9.7% less in Lilongwe
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.9% less in Lilongwe
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and transportation are lower in Lilongwe.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP896,000
|
$3.46
MWK5,997.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
$0.91
MWK1,586.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
$0.34
MWK589.32
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,940
|
$1.41
MWK2,449.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP490,560
|
$7.88
MWK13,659.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP554,417
|
$5.24
MWK9,076.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,417
|
$3.06
MWK5,296.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP343,695
|
$1.30
MWK2,244.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,978
|
$1.07
MWK1,846.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,776
|
$0.59
MWK1,027.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,790
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,793
|
$0.56
MWK977.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,088
|
$0.84
MWK1,450.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,298
|
$0.56
MWK977.18
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,766
|
$6.43
MWK11,141.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
$4.32
MWK7,492.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,688,000,000
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
?? | |
pay 17.4% less for housing
Beirut
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
$62.37
MWK108,118.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,145,882
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,200,000
|
$67.61
MWK117,209.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
$53.53
MWK92,797.18
|
|
pay 9.7% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,386,667
|
$350.00
MWK606,750.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP368,355,556
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,073,007.23
|
|
pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
$1.08
MWK1,872.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP250,880
|
$3.21
MWK5,563.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
$1.59
MWK2,750.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,316,267
|
$44.05
MWK76,368.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
$3.95
MWK6,848.59
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Beirut
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP7,000,000
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,240,000
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,920,000
|
?? |
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