Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 3.1 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 42.5% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,984.38
|
$8.00
SAR30.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.00
SAR30.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,582.70
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.02
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Riyadh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,444.50
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,629.37
|
$4.02
SAR15.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,056.08
|
$6.57
SAR24.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,284.54
|
$2.66
SAR9.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,240.03
|
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,842.44
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,024.75
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.16
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,447.04
|
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.03
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,117.34
|
$2.29
SAR8.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,475.90
|
$27.82
SAR104.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,995.90
SAR120,054.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.80
SAR63.03
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Riyadh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,880.58
|
$75.45
SAR283.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,149.81
SAR4,314.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,951.13
|
$771.57
SAR2,895.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,592.64
|
$71.19
SAR267.13
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$398.81
SAR1,496.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,064,029.58
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,372.18
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,868.45
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,550.85
|
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,744.32
|
$7.47
SAR28.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,200.55
|
$107.87
SAR404.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,833.49
|
$17.33
SAR65.03
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$54.05
SAR202.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$58.60
SAR219.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$107.57
SAR403.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.29
SAR368.79
|
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