Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 2.8 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 82.3% more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,974.95
|
$1.61
KMF758
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,580.21
|
$1.55
KMF731
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK587.09
|
$1.13
KMF531
|
|
pay 74.1% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
|
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,041.80
|
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,276.22
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,236.50
|
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,839.54
|
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,023.14
|
$0.21
KMF101
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
KMF115
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.62
|
$1.79
KMF844
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,444.76
|
$1.46
KMF691
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.49
|
$1.22
KMF575
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
|
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Moroni
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,766.81
|
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,446.71
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
|
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
|
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
|
$1.57
KMF741
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
|
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,080.46
|
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
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