Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 70.2% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,974.95
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,580.21
|
$0.76
F CFA480
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK587.09
|
$0.53
F CFA334
|
|
pay 77.0% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Ouagadougou
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,041.80
|
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,276.22
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,236.50
|
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,839.54
|
$1.48
F CFA932
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,023.14
|
$0.50
F CFA313
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.41
F CFA259
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.62
|
$1.04
F CFA656
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,444.76
|
$1.20
F CFA752
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.49
|
$0.61
F CFA386
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
|
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,766.81
|
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,446.71
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Ouagadougou
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
|
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
|
$1.14
F CFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,080.46
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Ouagadougou
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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