Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 64.4% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.200
|
$3.46
MWK5,974.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.120
|
$0.91
MWK1,580.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$0.34
MWK587.09
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.390
|
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.450
|
$5.24
MWK9,041.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
$3.06
MWK5,276.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.590
|
$1.30
MWK2,236.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.740
|
$1.07
MWK1,839.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.900
|
$0.59
MWK1,023.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$0.56
MWK973.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$0.84
MWK1,444.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.56
MWK973.49
|
|
pay 24.3% more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.710
|
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.600
|
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.240
|
?? | |
pay 49.8% more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND809.200
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND552.810
|
$67.61
MWK116,766.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
$53.53
MWK92,446.71
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND309.020
|
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
|
|
pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.850
|
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.080
|
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.310
|
$44.05
MWK76,080.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.950
|
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