Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 60.7% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,714
|
$3.46
MWK6,002.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,000
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.91
MWK1,587.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS286
|
$0.34
MWK589.80
|
|
pay 52.3% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS667
|
$1.41
MWK2,451.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,072
|
$7.88
MWK13,670.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,029
|
$5.24
MWK9,083.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,042
|
$3.06
MWK5,300.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,080
|
$1.30
MWK2,246.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS800
|
$1.07
MWK1,848.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$0.59
MWK1,027.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS527
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.56
MWK978.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.84
MWK1,451.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.56
MWK977.99
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,235
|
$6.43
MWK11,151.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,430
|
$4.32
MWK7,498.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,286,250
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,315
|
?? | |
pay 6.3% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,288
|
$62.37
MWK108,207.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,870
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,672
|
$67.61
MWK117,305.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,727
|
$53.53
MWK92,873.53
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,148
|
$350.00
MWK607,250.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,778
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,076,358.30
|
|
pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$1.08
MWK1,874.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS786
|
$3.21
MWK5,567.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS966
|
$1.59
MWK2,752.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,288
|
$44.05
MWK76,431.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.95
MWK6,854.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,478
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,906
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,954
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,481
|
?? |
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