Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 3.8 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
$16.76
SCR231.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.71
SCR134.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
$2.75
SCR38.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
$2.71
SCR37.49
|
|
pay 96.8% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
$2.29
SCR31.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
$18.13
SCR250.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
$7.52
SCR103.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
$3.58
SCR49.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
$3.00
SCR41.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
$3.27
SCR45.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
$0.82
SCR11.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
$0.73
SCR10.09
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
$5.82
SCR80.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
$26.82
SCR370.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$46.18
SCR638.37
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
$163.87
SCR2,265.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$979.92
SCR13,545.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
$794.53
SCR10,982.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
$73.52
SCR1,016.20
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
$8,868.55
SCR122,589.61
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
$4.07
SCR56.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
$5.16
SCR71.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$22.89
SCR316.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
$95.81
SCR1,324.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$5.59
SCR77.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$68.58
SCR948.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.30
SCR404.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$73.44
SCR1,015.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$76.39
SCR1,055.98
|
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