Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 67.0% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
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pay 54.5% more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
|
pay 26.2% more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
|
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
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