Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 2.1 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,990.81
|
$10.76
ALL999
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.91
ALL734
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,584.40
|
$1.61
ALL150
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.65
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.13
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,644.02
|
$6.08
ALL564
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,065.81
|
$7.55
ALL701
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.22
|
$3.58
ALL332
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,242.44
|
$3.61
ALL335
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,844.42
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,025.85
|
$1.11
ALL103
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.21
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,448.59
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.08
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,129.29
|
$7.77
ALL721
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
$17.22
ALL1,598
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,292.78
ALL2,346,527
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.06
ALL2,696
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,996.54
|
$17.40
ALL1,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$568.58
ALL52,750
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,076.84
|
$380.80
ALL35,328
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,692.16
|
$77.97
ALL7,234
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$235.39
ALL21,838
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,397.87
|
$4,857.15
ALL450,620
|
|
pay 72.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,870.46
|
$2.69
ALL250
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,556.81
|
$1.81
ALL168
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
$3.77
ALL349
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,282.46
|
$44.86
ALL4,162
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
$8.61
ALL799
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.36
ALL5,971
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.67
ALL4,515
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$95.47
ALL8,857
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$125.92
ALL11,682
|
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