Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 3.7 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,991.59
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,584.61
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.73
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 84.0% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.45
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,645.79
|
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,066.99
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.91
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,242.73
|
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,844.66
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,025.99
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.33
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,448.78
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.20
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,130.74
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,484.90
|
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,010.55
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,092.02
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,704.19
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 60.4% more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,925.57
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 97.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,870.70
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,557.53
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.62
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,292.35
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,841.72
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$108.18
TTD732.38
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