Cost of living comparison

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Belgrade is 2.5 times more expensive than Lilongwe.

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

 
Lilongwe
Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.46
MWK5,974.95
$10.99
RSD1,233
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $9.16
RSD1,028
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.91
MWK1,580.21
$2.33
RSD261

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pay 4.8% more for groceries

 
Lilongwe
Belgrade
Bread
1 loaf
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
$0.87
RSD98
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.88
MWK13,607.89
$5.04
RSD566
Milk (1 gallon) $5.24
MWK9,041.80
$4.98
RSD558

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

 
Lilongwe
Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.43
MWK11,099.82
$6.87
RSD770
Monthly public transit pass $4.32
MWK7,464.11
$20.16
RSD2,261
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $28,106.99
RSD3,152,705

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

 
Lilongwe
Belgrade
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
$27.63
RSD3,099
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $840.53
RSD94,280
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $67.61
MWK116,766.81
$518.55
RSD58,165

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Lilongwe
Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $350.00
MWK604,459.26
$370.44
RSD41,552
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
$7,747.69
RSD869,043

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pay 76.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lilongwe
Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.08
MWK1,865.50
$3.02
RSD339
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.21
MWK5,542.10
$2.45
RSD275
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
$4.12
RSD462

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Lilongwe
Belgrade
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $97.71
RSD10,960
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $38.65
RSD4,336
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $107.09
RSD12,012

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