Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 51.7% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.75
|
$3.46
MWK5,990.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.02
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.02
|
$0.91
MWK1,584.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.34
MWK588.65
|
|
pay 14.3% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.94
|
$7.88
MWK13,644.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.58
|
$5.24
MWK9,065.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$1.30
MWK2,242.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.07
MWK1,844.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.59
MWK1,025.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.56
MWK976.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.84
MWK1,448.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.56
MWK976.08
|
|
pay 53.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.66
|
$6.43
MWK11,129.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.37
|
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,050.49
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.19
|
?? | |
pay 44.9% less for housing
Ireland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.34
|
$62.37
MWK107,996.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,280.66
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,076.65
|
$67.61
MWK117,076.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.78
|
$53.53
MWK92,692.16
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,014.62
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,879.71
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,397.87
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.54
|
$1.08
MWK1,870.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$3.21
MWK5,556.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.18
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.73
|
$44.05
MWK76,282.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.25
|
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ireland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.99
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.19
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.68
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.79
|
?? |
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