Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 2.7 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,002.53
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,587.50
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK589.80
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,451.92
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,670.72
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,083.55
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,300.58
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,246.83
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,848.03
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,027.86
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK978.12
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,451.43
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.99
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,151.07
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,498.58
|
$41.20
CLF1.4700
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,540.00
CLF662.9500
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,207.85
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$513.58
CLF18.3600
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,305.92
|
$439.93
CLF15.7300
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,873.53
|
$104.66
CLF3.7400
|
|
pay 92.1% more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK607,250.00
|
$387.71
CLF13.8600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,076,358.30
|
$6,421.89
CLF229.6300
|
|
pay 81.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,874.12
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,567.69
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,752.64
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,431.72
|
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,854.22
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$73.37
CLF2.6200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.04
CLF2.9300
|
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