Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 3.1 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
$14.37
UYU616.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.64
UYU413.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
$1.93
UYU82.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
$1.50
UYU64.42
|
|
pay 72.1% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
$2.66
UYU114.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
$6.01
UYU257.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
$4.25
UYU182.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
$4.43
UYU190.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
$4.29
UYU184.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
$1.24
UYU53.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
$1.01
UYU43.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
UYU27.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
$1.66
UYU71.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
$0.84
UYU35.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
$0.82
UYU35.20
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
$6.92
UYU296.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
$47.91
UYU2,054.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,934.74
UYU1,541,147.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$30.38
UYU1,302.78
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Montevideo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
$43.60
UYU1,869.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$578.38
UYU24,805.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
$419.05
UYU17,972.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
$99.70
UYU4,275.72
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
$386.12
UYU16,559.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
$8,206.60
UYU351,959.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
$3.42
UYU146.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
$3.79
UYU162.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$5.03
UYU215.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
$58.44
UYU2,506.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$10.06
UYU431.52
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Montevideo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$93.83
UYU4,023.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.64
UYU1,914.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$109.94
UYU4,714.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$113.02
UYU4,846.92
|
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