Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 56.0% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.97
DKK109.59
|
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK100.20
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
DKK20.26
|
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
DKK14.94
|
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
|
pay 58.0% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
DKK24.24
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK117.07
|
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK84.78
|
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK32.61
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.17
|
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.30
|
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.80
|
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.07
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.56
|
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.54
|
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.05
|
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
DKK25.65
|
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK575.87
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK238,616.63
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK333.76
|
?? | |
pay 71.0% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK916.11
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,112.72
DKK7,638.39
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,803.81
|
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,142.83
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,785.98
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
DKK62.27
|
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.68
DKK45.83
|
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.61
DKK79.70
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.35
DKK318.16
|
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Nuuk
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.08
DKK597.79
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK179.34
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK596.79
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,393.84
|
?? |
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