Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 62.5% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 28.5% less for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
$1.84
₫46,748
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.33
₫110,261
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
$0.55
₫13,956
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
$0.34
₫8,778
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
$6.02
₫153,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
$5.38
₫137,049
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
$1.52
₫38,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
$1.26
₫32,196
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
$0.44
₫11,198
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
$0.42
₫10,618
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
$0.49
₫12,569
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
$0.49
₫12,526
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
$3.48
₫88,567
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$6.87
₫174,795
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
|
pay 35.4% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
$0.89
₫22,694
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
$1.56
₫39,807
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
$22.79
₫580,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$3.60
₫91,603
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.72
₫731,284
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.06
₫587,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
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