Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 73.4% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,990.81
|
$6.22
TRY200.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.22
TRY200.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,584.40
|
$1.05
TRY33.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.65
|
$0.42
TRY13.41
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.13
|
$0.63
TRY20.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,644.02
|
$3.70
TRY119.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,065.81
|
$3.76
TRY121.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.22
|
$1.73
TRY55.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,242.44
|
$2.58
TRY83.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,844.42
|
$0.47
TRY15.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,025.85
|
$0.66
TRY21.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
TRY14.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.21
|
$0.49
TRY15.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,448.59
|
$0.28
TRY8.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.08
|
$0.20
TRY6.45
|
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pay 35.9% more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,129.29
|
$4.74
TRY153.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
$8.55
TRY275.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$46,646.14
TRY1,504,673.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.75
TRY185.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,996.54
|
$10.93
TRY352.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$534.79
TRY17,250.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,076.84
|
$366.77
TRY11,830.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,692.16
|
$53.48
TRY1,725.03
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$446.32
TRY14,396.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,397.87
|
$7,966.43
TRY256,974.70
|
|
pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,870.46
|
$3.03
TRY97.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,556.81
|
$2.34
TRY75.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
$1.80
TRY58.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,282.46
|
$36.76
TRY1,185.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
$4.66
TRY150.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.03
TRY1,549.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.31
TRY1,429.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.67
TRY2,989.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.89
TRY2,673.69
|
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