Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 11.1% cheaper than Gaborone.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP58.35
|
$3.46
MWK5,989.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP73.91
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP9.83
|
$0.91
MWK1,583.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.32
|
$0.34
MWK588.49
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.16
|
$1.41
MWK2,446.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP43.71
|
$7.88
MWK13,640.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP61.69
|
$5.24
MWK9,063.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP27.72
|
$3.06
MWK5,288.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP28.78
|
$1.30
MWK2,241.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.28
|
$1.07
MWK1,843.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.19
|
$0.59
MWK1,025.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP9.95
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP7.89
|
$0.56
MWK975.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.54
|
$0.84
MWK1,448.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP7.98
|
$0.56
MWK975.81
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP56.18
|
$6.43
MWK11,126.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP317.06
|
$4.32
MWK7,481.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP243,140.87
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP252.87
|
?? | |
pay 7.6% less for housing
Gaborone
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP850.99
|
$62.37
MWK107,967.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,241.88
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,884.34
|
$67.61
MWK117,044.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP531.22
|
$53.53
MWK92,666.82
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
Gaborone
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,332.94
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP58,767.15
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,067,285.47
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP26.75
|
$1.08
MWK1,869.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.03
|
$3.21
MWK5,555.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP58.35
|
$1.59
MWK2,746.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP444.68
|
$44.05
MWK76,261.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP87.53
|
$3.95
MWK6,838.96
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP534.91
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP315.39
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP821.28
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP944.78
|
?? |
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