Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 35.2% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 70.6% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$3.42
MWK5,929.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$4.89
MWK8,470.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.81
MWK1,397.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$0.35
MWK607.09
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.68
MWK1,185.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$7.09
MWK12,282.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$3.28
MWK5,677.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.92
|
$1.67
MWK2,886.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.57
|
$1.02
MWK1,758.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.95
MWK1,647.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.50
MWK869.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$1.08
MWK1,869.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$0.72
MWK1,253.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.04
MWK1,801.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.76
MWK1,311.45
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.49
|
$4.57
MWK7,921.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.70
|
$44.84
MWK77,678.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,585.13
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,590,273.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.32
|
$8.02
MWK13,892.37
|
|
pay 5.3% less for housing
Berlin
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.57
|
$136.92
MWK237,186.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,250.39
|
$354.52
MWK614,144.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€926.88
|
$163.81
MWK283,777.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.40
|
$40.88
MWK70,823.86
|
|
pay 5.1% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.16
|
$231.46
MWK400,958.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,315.77
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,899,300.27
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$0.78
MWK1,355.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$2.66
MWK4,602.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$2.93
MWK5,082.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.71
|
$36.19
MWK62,685.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$4.16
MWK7,205.31
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.11
|
$42.38
MWK73,414.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.16
|
$25.43
MWK44,048.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.11
|
$69.76
MWK120,852.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.69
|
$86.39
MWK149,653.60
|
|
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