Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 34.3% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 41.9% more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$3.46
MWK5,974.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$0.91
MWK1,580.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$0.34
MWK587.09
|
|
pay 73.6% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$5.24
MWK9,041.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$3.06
MWK5,276.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$1.30
MWK2,236.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$1.07
MWK1,839.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.59
MWK1,023.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$0.56
MWK973.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.84
MWK1,444.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$0.56
MWK973.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 7.5% less for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Lilongwe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$67.61
MWK116,766.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$53.53
MWK92,446.71
|
|
pay 76.3% more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
|
|
pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$44.05
MWK76,080.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Lilongwe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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