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
MWK5,974.95
|
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,580.21
|
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK587.09
|
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
|
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,041.80
|
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,276.22
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,236.50
|
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,839.54
|
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,023.14
|
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.62
|
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,444.76
|
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.49
|
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
|
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
|
| 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
MWK107,710.56
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,766.81
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,446.71
|
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
|
pay 20.1% more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
|
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
|
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
|
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
|
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,080.46
|
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
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