Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 3.5 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,974.95
|
$19.00
AWG34.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.27
AWG18.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,580.21
|
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK587.09
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Oranjestad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
|
$6.00
AWG10.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,041.80
|
$6.40
AWG11.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,276.22
|
$5.00
AWG9.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,236.50
|
$5.21
AWG9.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,839.54
|
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,023.14
|
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.62
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,444.76
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.49
|
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
|
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Oranjestad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
|
$91.80
AWG165.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$810.73
AWG1,459.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,766.81
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,446.71
|
$167.08
AWG300.74
|
|
pay 89.7% more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
|
$3.00
AWG5.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
|
$3.72
AWG6.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,080.46
|
$131.44
AWG236.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Oranjestad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.00
AWG144.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$102.90
AWG185.22
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