Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 51.3% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 43.7% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Minsk
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,984.38
|
$7.64
BYN24.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.89
BYN15.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,582.70
|
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.02
|
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Minsk
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,444.50
|
$0.57
BYN1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,629.37
|
$3.07
BYN10.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,056.08
|
$2.61
BYN8.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,284.54
|
$1.26
BYN4.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,240.03
|
$1.68
BYN5.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,842.44
|
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,024.75
|
$0.76
BYN2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.16
|
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,447.04
|
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.03
|
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
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pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,117.34
|
$2.78
BYN9.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,475.90
|
$15.60
BYN50.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,572.15
BYN57,361.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.58
BYN11.67
|
|
pay 59.6% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Minsk
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,880.58
|
$10.72
BYN35.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$429.93
BYN1,403.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,951.13
|
$258.96
BYN845.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,592.64
|
$42.06
BYN137.28
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$303.69
BYN991.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,064,029.58
|
$5,704.58
BYN18,621.61
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,868.45
|
$1.00
BYN3.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,550.85
|
$1.61
BYN5.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,744.32
|
$1.60
BYN5.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,200.55
|
$31.28
BYN102.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,833.49
|
$4.58
BYN14.96
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Minsk
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.57
BYN214.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.29
BYN138.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.53
BYN328.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$99.89
BYN326.07
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