Cost of living comparison
Charlotte Amalie is 4.3 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.9 times more in Charlotte Amalie
- Groceries
-
pay 3.6 times more in Charlotte Amalie
- Transportation
-
pay 9.8% less in Charlotte Amalie
- Housing
-
pay 6.7 times more in Charlotte Amalie
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.2 times more in Charlotte Amalie
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Charlotte Amalie are more expensive than in Lilongwe. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Charlotte Amalie instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,984.95
|
$30.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,582.85
|
$2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.07
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,444.73
|
$9.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,630.66
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,056.93
|
$10.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,285.04
|
$7.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,240.24
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,842.62
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,024.85
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.25
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,447.17
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.12
|
?? | |
pay 9.8% less for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,118.39
|
$5.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,476.60
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 6.7 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,890.78
|
$116.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,962.19
|
$950.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,601.39
|
$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK605,470.66
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,064,413.90
|
?? |
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,868.62
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,551.37
|
$6.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,744.58
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,207.76
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,834.14
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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