Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 2.0 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.8% more in Bogota
- Groceries
-
pay 12.1% less in Bogota
- Transportation
-
pay 4.9 times more in Bogota
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Bogota
- Childcare
-
pay 91.0% more in Bogota
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.5% less in Bogota
The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, and restaurants in Bogota are more expensive than in Lilongwe. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Bogota. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Bogota.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 40.8% more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,998.85
|
$5.00
COP21,274.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.93
COP29,475.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,586.53
|
$0.83
COP3,518.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK589.44
|
$0.64
COP2,712.74
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,450.41
|
$1.34
COP5,706.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,662.33
|
$2.21
COP9,404.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,077.98
|
$4.49
COP19,110.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,297.32
|
$2.14
COP9,089.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,245.45
|
$2.23
COP9,470.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,846.90
|
$1.19
COP5,067.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,027.23
|
$0.48
COP2,038.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
COP2,358.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.52
|
$0.54
COP2,279.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,450.54
|
$0.48
COP2,060.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.39
|
$0.46
COP1,976.79
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,144.23
|
$3.50
COP14,906.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,493.97
|
$40.16
COP170,870.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,009.35
COP63,862,834.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.69
COP53,998.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,141.46
|
$23.88
COP101,602.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$428.11
COP1,821,552.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,233.94
|
$314.08
COP1,336,372.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,816.54
|
$64.50
COP274,433.66
|
|
pay 91.0% more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK606,877.41
|
$231.19
COP983,684.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,073,857.15
|
$7,422.81
COP31,583,074.59
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,872.97
|
$1.15
COP4,912.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,564.27
|
$1.43
COP6,105.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,750.95
|
$2.31
COP9,825.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,384.82
|
$21.38
COP90,957.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,850.01
|
$4.62
COP19,650.10
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$51.44
COP218,891.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.05
COP178,904.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$84.96
COP361,498.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$71.30
COP303,383.95
|
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