Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 45.9% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 73.1% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK146.48
|
$3.46
MWK5,990.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK101.07
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK24.75
|
$0.91
MWK1,584.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.34
|
$0.34
MWK588.65
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK28.78
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK55.24
|
$7.88
MWK13,644.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK58.11
|
$5.24
MWK9,065.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK42.58
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK55.35
|
$1.30
MWK2,242.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.74
|
$1.07
MWK1,844.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.62
|
$0.59
MWK1,025.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.71
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.09
|
$0.56
MWK976.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.36
|
$0.84
MWK1,448.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.58
|
$0.56
MWK976.08
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK72.92
|
$6.43
MWK11,129.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK996.08
|
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK301,752.76
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK292.96
|
?? | |
pay 10.9% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK307.36
|
$62.37
MWK107,996.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK15,894.23
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,821.53
|
$67.61
MWK117,076.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,211.20
|
$53.53
MWK92,692.16
|
|
pay 66.4% less for childcare
Stockholm
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,441.87
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK73,567.45
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,397.87
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK73.24
|
$1.08
MWK1,870.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK43.59
|
$3.21
MWK5,556.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK69.33
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK410.04
|
$44.05
MWK76,282.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK150.88
|
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Stockholm
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK824.38
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK442.29
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK991.64
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,477.44
|
?? |
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