Cost of living comparison

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Lilongwe is 23.4% cheaper than Harare.

If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Harare, you would:

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pay 24.0% less for restaurants

 
Harare
Lilongwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.00
ZWL2,898.00
$3.46
MWK5,974.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
ZWL236.90
$0.91
MWK1,580.21

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pay 1.0% less for groceries

 
Harare
Lilongwe
Bread
1 loaf
$1.01
ZWL324.64
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.88
ZWL1,572.43
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
Milk (1 gallon) $6.09
ZWL1,960.22
$5.24
MWK9,041.80

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pay 42.2% less for transportation

 
Harare
Lilongwe
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.10
ZWL1,964.49
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
Monthly public transit pass $42.50
ZWL13,685.00
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
??

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pay 35.1% less for housing

 
Harare
Lilongwe
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $367.86
ZWL118,450.00
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $283.33
ZWL91,233.33
$67.61
MWK116,766.81

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pay 17.5% less for childcare

 
Harare
Lilongwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $261.43
ZWL84,180.00
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58

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pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Harare
Lilongwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
ZWL483.00
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.14
ZWL1,012.00
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.38
ZWL442.75
$1.59
MWK2,739.99

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Harare
Lilongwe
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
??

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