Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 5.9% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
|
pay 35.2% less for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
?? | |
pay 19.5% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
|
pay 10.4% more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
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