Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 2.2 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,002.53
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,587.50
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK589.80
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 47.2% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,451.92
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,670.72
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,083.55
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,300.58
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,246.83
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,848.03
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,027.86
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK978.12
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,451.43
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.99
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,151.07
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,498.58
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,207.85
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,305.92
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,873.53
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 14.6% more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK607,250.00
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,076,358.30
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,874.12
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,567.69
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,752.64
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,431.72
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,854.22
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Caracas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
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