Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 3.0 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
$10.83
CRC5,528.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
$1.99
CRC1,017.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
$1.46
CRC745.76
|
|
pay 71.8% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
San Jose
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
$2.60
CRC1,325.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
$4.26
CRC2,176.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
$7.23
CRC3,691.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
$3.26
CRC1,665.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
$4.41
CRC2,249.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
$1.95
CRC995.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
$0.63
CRC321.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.59
CRC812.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
$1.35
CRC688.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
$1.30
CRC663.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
$1.19
CRC607.94
|
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pay 4.8 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
$5.49
CRC2,801.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
$38.02
CRC19,409.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,925.49
CRC18,848,782.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.94
CRC8,137.22
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
San Jose
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
$53.59
CRC27,357.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$742.08
CRC378,797.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
$463.60
CRC236,647.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
$63.06
CRC32,187.02
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
$521.49
CRC266,197.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,342,763.39
|
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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
$2.92
CRC1,488.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
$3.69
CRC1,884.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$5.05
CRC2,579.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
$59.70
CRC30,474.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
San Jose
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.59
CRC37,562.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.81
CRC25,937.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$125.98
CRC64,308.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$117.31
CRC59,883.32
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