Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 30.2% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
$3.46
MWK5,974.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
$0.91
MWK1,580.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
$0.34
MWK587.09
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$5.24
MWK9,041.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$3.06
MWK5,276.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$1.30
MWK2,236.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$1.07
MWK1,839.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.59
MWK1,023.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$0.56
MWK973.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.84
MWK1,444.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.56
MWK973.49
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
Khartoum
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
?? | |
pay 16.9% less for housing
Khartoum
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
$67.61
MWK116,766.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$53.53
MWK92,446.71
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
|
|
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$44.05
MWK76,080.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
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