Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.6 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Poland instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
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pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
|
pay 83.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.91
PLN367.24
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