Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 66.0% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Kigali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Kigali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 66.8% more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Kigali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Kigali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Kigali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$31.43
RWF43,290
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