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
MWK6,017.13
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
|
pay 77.0% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
?? | |
| 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
MWK108,471.03
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
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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