Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 7.1 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Dublin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
pay 61.2% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
$3.97
€3.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
$4.14
€3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
$4.61
€4.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.35
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
pay 15.6 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$129.96
€120.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,718.55
€36,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.04
€20.45
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
$56.72
€52.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,216.44
€2,056.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
$1,934.10
€1,794.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
$227.14
€210.73
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,385.73
€1,285.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
$10,612.44
€9,845.69
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
$7.04
€6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$17.33
€16.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
$50.46
€46.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$14.08
€13.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Dublin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$93.14
€86.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.93
€37.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.04
€90.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$100.46
€93.20
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