Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 2.1 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 93.1% more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,002.53
|
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,587.50
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK589.80
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 30.6% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,451.92
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,670.72
|
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,083.55
|
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,300.58
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,246.83
|
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,848.03
|
$1.02
F CFA641
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,027.86
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK978.12
|
$0.88
F CFA555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,451.43
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.99
|
$0.54
F CFA341
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,151.07
|
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,498.58
|
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,207.85
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,305.92
|
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,873.53
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
|
pay 80.2% more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK607,250.00
|
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,076,358.30
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
|
pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,874.12
|
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,567.69
|
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,752.64
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,431.72
|
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,854.22
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Dakar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
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