Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 3.8 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Ljubljana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,984.38
|
$15.16
€14.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.66
€8.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,582.70
|
$2.72
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.02
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
pay 48.5% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Ljubljana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,444.50
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,629.37
|
$6.41
€5.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,056.08
|
$5.27
€4.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,284.54
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,240.03
|
$4.99
€4.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,842.44
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,024.75
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.16
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,447.04
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.03
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
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pay 5.1 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Ljubljana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,117.34
|
$6.01
€5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,475.90
|
$40.07
€37.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,724.47
€25,868.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.56
€10.78
|
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pay 5.0 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Ljubljana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,880.58
|
$33.13
€30.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$916.93
€855.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,951.13
|
$738.60
€689.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,592.64
|
$190.23
€177.50
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$469.29
€437.88
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,064,029.58
|
$11,290.14
€10,534.30
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,868.45
|
$3.52
€3.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,550.85
|
$2.30
€2.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,744.32
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,200.55
|
$45.09
€42.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,833.49
|
$8.66
€8.08
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Ljubljana
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$79.58
€74.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.89
€38.16
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.24
€97.26
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$129.44
€120.78
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