Table 5 Distribution of total annual cost of operating minibus by region
	Total annual cost of operating minibus
Category	Malawi	Southern	Central	Northern
Total	328,833	138,380	149,624	40,829
Wages/benefits	51,382	22,505	22,145	6,731
Lubricants	14,579	4,158	7,293	3,128
Petrol	137,471	53,632	68,901	14,938
Service/spare parts	56,902	32,491	19,403	5,008
Tyres/tubes	54,707	19,674	25,402	9,630
Gate charges	3,176	351	2,166	658
Licence	1,049	385	454	210
Certificate of fitness	2,613	2,101	417	95
Insurance cover	6,954	3,083	3,442	429