Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 2.7 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.2 times more in Santiago
- Groceries
-
pay 18.6% more in Santiago
- Transportation
-
pay 5.2 times more in Santiago
- Housing
-
pay 2.9 times more in Santiago
- Childcare
-
pay 92.1% more in Santiago
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 81.7% more in Santiago
The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Santiago are more expensive than in Lilongwe. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Santiago.
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
MWK5,995.72
|
$12.36
CLF0.3000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.24
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,585.70
|
$1.78
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK589.13
|
$1.37
CLF0.0300
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,449.13
|
$1.48
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,655.19
|
$5.49
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,073.23
|
$4.59
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,294.55
|
$3.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,244.27
|
$2.88
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,845.93
|
$0.96
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,026.69
|
$0.71
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.01
|
$0.84
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,449.78
|
$0.80
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.87
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,138.40
|
$5.14
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,490.06
|
$41.20
CLF1.0100
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,540.00
CLF455.8100
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.41
CLF0.3100
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,084.91
|
$20.87
CLF0.5100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$513.58
CLF12.6300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,172.64
|
$439.93
CLF10.8200
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,768.01
|
$104.66
CLF2.5700
|
|
pay 92.1% more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK606,560.10
|
$387.71
CLF9.5300
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,071,727.11
|
$6,421.89
CLF157.8800
|
|
pay 81.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,871.99
|
$2.83
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,561.36
|
$3.09
CLF0.0800
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,749.51
|
$5.15
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,344.88
|
$33.85
CLF0.8300
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,846.43
|
$5.87
CLF0.1400
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$52.80
CLF1.3000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.11
CLF0.7600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$73.37
CLF1.8000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.04
CLF2.0200
|
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