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
MWK5,974.95
|
$14.37
UYU638.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.64
UYU428.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,580.21
|
$1.93
UYU85.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK587.09
|
$1.50
UYU66.73
|
|
pay 72.1% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
|
$2.66
UYU118.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
|
$6.01
UYU267.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,041.80
|
$4.25
UYU188.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,276.22
|
$4.43
UYU196.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,236.50
|
$4.29
UYU190.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,839.54
|
$1.24
UYU55.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,023.14
|
$1.01
UYU44.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
UYU28.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.62
|
$1.66
UYU73.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,444.76
|
$0.84
UYU37.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.49
|
$0.82
UYU36.46
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
|
$6.92
UYU307.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
$47.91
UYU2,128.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,934.74
UYU1,596,372.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$30.38
UYU1,349.47
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
|
$43.60
UYU1,936.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$578.38
UYU25,693.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,766.81
|
$419.05
UYU18,616.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,446.71
|
$99.70
UYU4,428.94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
|
$386.12
UYU17,153.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
|
$8,206.60
UYU364,571.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
|
$3.42
UYU151.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
|
$3.79
UYU168.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
$5.03
UYU223.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,080.46
|
$58.44
UYU2,596.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
$10.06
UYU446.98
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Montevideo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$93.83
UYU4,168.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.64
UYU1,982.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$109.94
UYU4,883.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$113.02
UYU5,020.61
|
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