Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 4.1 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,984.38
|
$8.11
₩11,217
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.90
₩8,158
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,582.70
|
$1.53
₩2,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.02
|
$0.82
₩1,137
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,444.50
|
$3.09
₩4,275
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,629.37
|
$6.06
₩8,378
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,056.08
|
$8.19
₩11,334
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,284.54
|
$3.27
₩4,526
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,240.03
|
$4.76
₩6,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,842.44
|
$3.12
₩4,315
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,024.75
|
$1.57
₩2,175
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.58
₩3,569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.16
|
$2.72
₩3,756
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,447.04
|
$1.91
₩2,639
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.03
|
$1.42
₩1,958
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,117.34
|
$4.69
₩6,485
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,475.90
|
$45.15
₩62,460
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,815.53
₩38,476,389
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.44
₩13,053
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,880.58
|
$23.52
₩32,535
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$873.53
₩1,208,325
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,951.13
|
$528.87
₩731,564
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,592.64
|
$140.47
₩194,307
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$381.75
₩528,063
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,064,029.58
|
$20,838.36
₩28,825,084
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,868.45
|
$3.69
₩5,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,550.85
|
$3.88
₩5,362
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,744.32
|
$3.32
₩4,589
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,200.55
|
$52.67
₩72,851
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,833.49
|
$11.06
₩15,296
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$60.77
₩84,065
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.72
₩61,855
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.92
₩118,848
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$127.28
₩176,058
|
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