Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 3.2 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
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Tallinn
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,990.81
|
$13.54
€12.47
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.21
€8.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,584.40
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.65
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
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pay 18.2% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Tallinn
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.13
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,644.02
|
$5.29
€4.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,065.81
|
$4.66
€4.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.22
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,242.44
|
$3.67
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,844.42
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,025.85
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.21
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,448.59
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.08
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
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pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Tallinn
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,129.29
|
$7.03
€6.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
$32.49
€29.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,240.65
€26,933.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.18
€9.38
|
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pay 4.1 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Tallinn
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,996.54
|
$28.32
€26.09
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$729.51
€671.96
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,076.84
|
$520.65
€479.58
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,692.16
|
$228.75
€210.70
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Tallinn
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$450.86
€415.29
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,397.87
|
$6,560.19
€6,042.64
|
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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Tallinn
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,870.46
|
$5.41
€4.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,556.81
|
$3.78
€3.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
$5.90
€5.43
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,282.46
|
$56.45
€52.00
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
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Tallinn
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$87.49
€80.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.26
€32.48
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.51
€80.61
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.02
€93.05
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