Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 68.7% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 11.8% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,990.81
|
$4.20
MYR19.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.25
MYR20.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,584.40
|
$0.73
MYR3.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.65
|
$0.46
MYR2.15
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.13
|
$0.89
MYR4.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,644.02
|
$6.43
MYR30.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,065.81
|
$6.41
MYR30.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.22
|
$1.97
MYR9.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,242.44
|
$1.97
MYR9.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,844.42
|
$1.14
MYR5.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,025.85
|
$0.62
MYR2.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
MYR5.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.21
|
$0.64
MYR3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,448.59
|
$0.43
MYR2.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.08
|
$0.41
MYR1.95
|
|
pay 35.9% more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,129.29
|
$1.65
MYR7.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
$10.63
MYR50.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,017.22
MYR160,136.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.57
MYR45.04
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,996.54
|
$25.19
MYR118.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$508.04
MYR2,391.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,076.84
|
$345.27
MYR1,625.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,692.16
|
$45.24
MYR212.95
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$224.12
MYR1,055.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,397.87
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,254.68
|
|
pay 67.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,870.46
|
$3.30
MYR15.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,556.81
|
$2.76
MYR12.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
$3.83
MYR18.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,282.46
|
$43.84
MYR206.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
$4.25
MYR20.02
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.79
MYR234.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.50
MYR152.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$68.97
MYR324.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$65.29
MYR307.34
|
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