Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 20.5% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 49.6% more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
$6.70
F CFA4,171
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.42
F CFA3,996
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
$0.77
F CFA480
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
$0.58
F CFA361
|
|
pay 74.2% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
$1.10
F CFA686
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
$9.46
F CFA5,887
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
$3.13
F CFA1,945
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
$6.00
F CFA3,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
$0.50
F CFA311
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
$1.00
F CFA622
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
$0.75
F CFA467
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
$5.48
F CFA3,411
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 33.8% less for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
$41.27
F CFA25,672
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? | ?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
?? |
pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
$2.39
F CFA1,484
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
$1.89
F CFA1,176
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$0.93
F CFA580
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
$67.41
F CFA41,937
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$5.67
F CFA3,529
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
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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