Cost of living comparison
Austria is 4.5 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Austria instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
$15.33
€14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.30
€9.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
$2.26
€2.10
|
|
pay 82.3% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Austria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
$8.22
€7.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
$5.79
€5.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
$1.84
€1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
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pay 6.2 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
$6.51
€6.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$49.62
€46.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.69
€18.27
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$871.49
€808.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
$685.35
€635.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$469.56
€435.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
$4.59
€4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
$3.54
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
$44.34
€41.14
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$12.69
€11.77
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$85.15
€79.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.34
€43.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.08
€82.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$125.31
€116.26
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