Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 10.1% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
HRK76.91
|
$3.42
MWK5,929.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
HRK53.84
|
$4.89
MWK8,470.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
HRK17.88
|
$0.81
MWK1,397.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
HRK12.63
|
$0.35
MWK607.09
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
HRK8.57
|
$0.68
MWK1,185.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
HRK34.74
|
$7.09
MWK12,282.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
HRK35.51
|
$3.28
MWK5,677.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
HRK23.36
|
$1.67
MWK2,886.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
HRK31.57
|
$1.02
MWK1,758.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.77
|
$0.95
MWK1,647.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
$0.50
MWK869.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HRK5.68
|
$1.08
MWK1,869.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HRK8.21
|
$0.72
MWK1,253.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.76
|
$1.04
MWK1,801.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.66
|
$0.76
MWK1,311.45
|
|
pay 16.7% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
HRK50.42
|
$4.57
MWK7,921.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
HRK367.61
|
$44.84
MWK77,678.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
HRK194,197.26
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,590,273.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
HRK64.12
|
$8.02
MWK13,892.37
|
|
pay 59.0% more for housing
Zagreb
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
HRK183.51
|
$136.92
MWK237,186.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
HRK4,434.74
|
$354.52
MWK614,144.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
HRK3,438.85
|
$163.81
MWK283,777.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
HRK1,151.64
|
$40.88
MWK70,823.86
|
|
pay 17.2% more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
HRK1,104.68
|
$231.46
MWK400,958.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
HRK50,137.18
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,899,300.27
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
HRK20.40
|
$0.78
MWK1,355.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
HRK14.18
|
$2.66
MWK4,602.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
HRK35.68
|
$2.93
MWK5,082.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
HRK335.58
|
$36.19
MWK62,685.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
HRK51.10
|
$4.16
MWK7,205.31
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
HRK636.85
|
$42.38
MWK73,414.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
HRK271.72
|
$25.43
MWK44,048.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
HRK649.08
|
$69.76
MWK120,852.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
HRK793.74
|
$86.39
MWK149,653.60
|
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