Cost of living comparison
Managua is 28.4% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Managua instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 28.9% more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 94.0% more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 20.1% more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
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