Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 24.8% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.9% less in Lilongwe
- Groceries
-
pay 5.2% more in Lilongwe
- Transportation
-
pay 30.4% less in Lilongwe
- Housing
-
pay 18.4% less in Lilongwe
- Childcare
-
pay 32.6% less in Lilongwe
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.5% less in Lilongwe
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Lilongwe.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP624.14
|
$3.46
MWK5,989.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP402.67
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP64.06
|
$0.91
MWK1,583.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.67
|
$0.34
MWK588.49
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP116.09
|
$1.41
MWK2,446.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP196.25
|
$7.88
MWK13,640.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP299.47
|
$5.24
MWK9,063.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP144.42
|
$3.06
MWK5,288.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP176.18
|
$1.30
MWK2,241.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP83.74
|
$1.07
MWK1,843.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.59
|
$0.59
MWK1,025.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP82.41
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP48.37
|
$0.56
MWK975.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP60.01
|
$0.84
MWK1,448.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP66.45
|
$0.56
MWK975.82
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP292.75
|
$6.43
MWK11,126.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP5,033.35
|
$4.32
MWK7,481.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,711,338.53
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,134.91
|
?? | |
pay 18.4% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,578.19
|
$62.37
MWK107,967.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,669.29
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP25,072.81
|
$67.61
MWK117,045.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP4,034.80
|
$53.53
MWK92,667.47
|
|
pay 32.6% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP22,062.84
|
$350.00
MWK605,902.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP376,667.43
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,067,313.89
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP151.00
|
$1.08
MWK1,869.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP157.29
|
$3.21
MWK5,555.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP276.83
|
$1.59
MWK2,746.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,740.38
|
$44.05
MWK76,262.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP390.08
|
$3.95
MWK6,839.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,051.85
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,460.43
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,291.69
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,687.16
|
?? |
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