Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 42.3% 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
SOS1,712
|
$3.46
MWK5,991.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.91
MWK1,584.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.34
MWK588.73
|
|
pay 50.6% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
$7.88
MWK13,645.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
$5.24
MWK9,066.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$1.30
MWK2,242.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$1.07
MWK1,844.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.59
MWK1,025.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$0.56
MWK976.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.84
MWK1,448.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.56
MWK976.20
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$6.43
MWK11,130.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
$4.32
MWK7,484.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
?? | |
pay 5.0% more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
$62.37
MWK108,010.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
$67.61
MWK117,092.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
$53.53
MWK92,704.19
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,925.57
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
$1.08
MWK1,870.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$3.21
MWK5,557.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
$44.05
MWK76,292.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.95
MWK6,841.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
?? |
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