Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 3.1% cheaper than Freetown.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.46
MWK5,991.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.91
MWK1,584.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.34
MWK588.73
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.88
MWK13,645.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.24
MWK9,066.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.30
MWK2,242.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.07
MWK1,844.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.59
MWK1,025.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.56
MWK976.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.84
MWK1,448.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.56
MWK976.20
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.43
MWK11,130.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.32
MWK7,484.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
?? | |
pay 18.0% less for housing
Freetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$62.37
MWK108,010.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$67.61
MWK117,092.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$53.53
MWK92,704.19
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Freetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,925.57
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.08
MWK1,870.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.21
MWK5,557.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$44.05
MWK76,292.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.95
MWK6,841.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Freetown
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
?? |
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