Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 4.8% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Delhi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,984.38
|
$4.19
₹350.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.19
₹350.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,582.70
|
$0.43
₹36.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.02
|
$0.19
₹16.10
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Delhi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,444.50
|
$0.53
₹43.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,629.37
|
$2.40
₹200.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,056.08
|
$2.87
₹239.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,284.54
|
$1.12
₹93.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,240.03
|
$1.62
₹135.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,842.44
|
$0.91
₹75.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,024.75
|
$0.38
₹31.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
₹39.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.16
|
$0.25
₹20.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,447.04
|
$0.16
₹13.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.03
|
$0.20
₹16.85
|
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pay 73.5% more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,117.34
|
$4.49
₹375.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,475.90
|
$11.98
₹1,001.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,378.06
₹1,201,309.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.52
₹210.23
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,880.58
|
$8.22
₹686.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$257.61
₹21,523.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,951.13
|
$147.09
₹12,289.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,592.64
|
$50.99
₹4,260.62
|
|
pay 15.4% less for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$92.34
₹7,714.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,064,029.58
|
$1,986.57
₹165,980.87
|
|
pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,868.45
|
$1.80
₹150.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,550.85
|
$2.08
₹173.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,744.32
|
$4.19
₹350.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,200.55
|
$23.02
₹1,923.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,833.49
|
$4.79
₹400.44
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Delhi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$31.38
₹2,622.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.88
₹3,081.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$49.59
₹4,143.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$36.96
₹3,088.45
|
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