Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 53.4% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Lilongwe
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
$3.46
MWK6,011.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
$0.91
MWK1,589.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$0.34
MWK590.70
|
|
pay 46.6% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
$1.41
MWK2,455.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.92
|
$7.88
MWK13,691.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
$5.24
MWK9,097.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
$3.06
MWK5,308.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
$1.30
MWK2,250.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
$1.07
MWK1,850.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.59
MWK1,029.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$0.56
MWK979.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
$0.84
MWK1,453.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$0.56
MWK979.48
|
|
pay 69.1% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.59
|
$6.43
MWK11,168.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.87
|
$4.32
MWK7,510.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,693.06
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.54
|
?? | |
pay 4.8% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.22
|
$62.37
MWK108,372.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,061.02
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,559.89
|
$67.61
MWK117,484.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.88
|
$53.53
MWK93,015.05
|
|
pay 89.1% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,224.16
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,130.58
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,082,569.79
|
|
pay 66.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.74
|
$1.08
MWK1,876.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
$3.21
MWK5,576.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$1.59
MWK2,756.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.78
|
$44.05
MWK76,548.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$3.95
MWK6,864.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.43
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.94
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.54
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.81
|
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