Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 92.8% more expensive than Lilongwe.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6 times more in Bissau
- Groceries
-
pay 33.0% more in Bissau
- Transportation
-
pay 3.3 times more in Bissau
- Housing
-
pay 82.6% more in Bissau
- Childcare
-
pay 58.5% more in Bissau
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.7% less in Bissau
The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, childcare, and groceries in Bissau are more expensive than in Lilongwe. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Bissau.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,999.06
|
$4.90
F CFA2,934
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.43
F CFA5,643
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,586.58
|
$1.31
F CFA782
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK589.46
|
$1.63
F CFA978
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,450.50
|
$0.90
F CFA539
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,662.80
|
$7.28
F CFA4,355
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,078.29
|
$6.18
F CFA3,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,297.50
|
$4.90
F CFA2,934
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,245.52
|
$5.93
F CFA3,549
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,846.96
|
$1.85
F CFA1,109
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,027.27
|
$0.44
F CFA266
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
F CFA1,109
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.55
|
$0.07
F CFA44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,450.59
|
$0.59
F CFA355
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.42
|
$0.59
F CFA355
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,144.61
|
$4.52
F CFA2,705
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,494.23
|
$25.57
F CFA15,305
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,027.10
F CFA19,168,819
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.94
F CFA4,156
|
|
pay 82.6% more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,145.16
|
$45.27
F CFA27,094
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$433.95
F CFA259,730
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,237.95
|
$225.47
F CFA134,949
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,819.72
|
$75.86
F CFA45,403
|
|
pay 58.5% more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK606,898.17
|
$765.65
F CFA458,255
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,073,996.54
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,381,083
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,873.03
|
$1.55
F CFA929
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,564.46
|
$2.04
F CFA1,222
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,751.05
|
$1.63
F CFA978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,387.44
|
$57.19
F CFA34,227
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,850.25
|
$1.63
F CFA978
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$89.86
F CFA53,785
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.19
F CFA34,227
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.69
F CFA48,896
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.20
F CFA63,564
|
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