Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 76.0% more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.53
|
$3.46
MWK5,984.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT576.22
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.56
|
$0.91
MWK1,582.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.04
|
$0.34
MWK588.02
|
|
pay 86.9% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.37
|
$1.41
MWK2,444.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT502.59
|
$7.88
MWK13,629.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT360.17
|
$5.24
MWK9,056.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.51
|
$3.06
MWK5,284.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.76
|
$1.30
MWK2,240.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.76
|
$1.07
MWK1,842.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.18
|
$0.59
MWK1,024.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.29
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.59
|
$0.56
MWK975.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.38
|
$0.84
MWK1,447.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.34
|
$0.56
MWK975.03
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
Dhaka
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT489.22
|
$6.43
MWK11,117.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,178.53
|
$4.32
MWK7,475.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,507,428.92
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT551.17
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,590.13
|
$62.37
MWK107,880.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,754.92
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,550.48
|
$67.61
MWK116,951.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,634.64
|
$53.53
MWK92,592.64
|
|
pay 71.1% more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,150.96
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT161,007.69
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,064,029.58
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT501.06
|
$1.08
MWK1,868.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.47
|
$3.21
MWK5,550.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT320.68
|
$1.59
MWK2,744.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,051.01
|
$44.05
MWK76,200.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT501.06
|
$3.95
MWK6,833.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,855.93
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,043.72
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,751.41
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,171.34
|
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