Cost of living comparison
Sarajevo is 92.6% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Sarajevo instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Sarajevo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
$5.48
BAM10.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.58
BAM12.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
$1.75
BAM3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
$0.99
BAM1.84
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Sarajevo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
$1.01
BAM1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
$4.10
BAM7.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
$4.87
BAM9.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
$2.70
BAM5.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
$3.18
BAM5.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
$0.52
BAM0.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
$0.78
BAM1.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
$0.87
BAM1.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
$0.42
BAM0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
$5.59
BAM10.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
$29.46
BAM54.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,761.68
BAM47,778.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.95
BAM14.74
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Sarajevo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
$29.02
BAM53.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$367.49
BAM681.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
$255.37
BAM473.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
$134.96
BAM250.31
|
|
pay 6.4% less for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
$210.48
BAM390.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
$2,987.26
BAM5,540.26
|
|
pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Sarajevo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
$2.19
BAM4.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
$1.83
BAM3.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$3.40
BAM6.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
$32.73
BAM60.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$5.48
BAM10.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Sarajevo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$92.27
BAM171.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.94
BAM57.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.31
BAM161.92
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.79
BAM173.94
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