Cost of living comparison

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Mogadishu is 23.9% more expensive than Lilongwe.

If you lived in Mogadishu instead of Lilongwe, you would:

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pay 0.7% more for restaurants

 
Lilongwe
Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.46
MWK6,002.53
$3.00
SOS1,714
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $3.50
SOS2,000
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.91
MWK1,587.50
$0.62
SOS357

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pay 16.0% less for groceries

 
Lilongwe
Mogadishu
Bread
1 loaf
$1.41
MWK2,451.92
$1.17
SOS667
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.88
MWK13,670.72
$1.88
SOS1,072
Milk (1 gallon) $5.24
MWK9,083.55
$5.30
SOS3,029

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

 
Lilongwe
Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.43
MWK11,151.07
$3.91
SOS2,235
Monthly public transit pass $4.32
MWK7,498.58
$20.00
SOS11,430
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $7,500.00
SOS4,286,250

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pay 23.4% more for housing

 
Lilongwe
Mogadishu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$62.37
MWK108,207.85
$33.75
SOS19,288
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $180.00
SOS102,870
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $67.61
MWK117,305.92
$81.67
SOS46,672

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pay 70.6% less for childcare

 
Lilongwe
Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $350.00
MWK607,250.00
$73.75
SOS42,148
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,349.49
MWK4,076,358.30
$885.00
SOS505,778

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pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lilongwe
Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.08
MWK1,874.12
$4.00
SOS2,286
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.21
MWK5,567.69
$1.38
SOS786
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.59
MWK2,752.64
$1.69
SOS966

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Lilongwe
Mogadishu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $18.33
SOS10,478
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $24.33
SOS13,906
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $22.67
SOS12,954

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