Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 57.9% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 78.5% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Lilongwe
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.18
|
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.53
|
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.78
|
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.46
|
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.42
|
?? | |
pay 52.0% less for housing
Brussels
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€906.01
|
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
|
pay 89.9% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€917.70
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.05
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.39
|
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.13
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Brussels
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€134.31
|
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