Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Alofi instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,001.10
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? | ?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,587.12
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK589.66
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,451.33
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,667.44
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,081.37
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,299.30
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,246.29
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,847.59
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,027.61
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.88
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,451.08
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.75
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,148.40
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,496.78
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,181.90
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? | ?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,277.79
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,851.26
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK607,104.39
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,075,380.83
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,873.67
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,566.35
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,751.98
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,413.39
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,852.58
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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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