Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 17.0% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY33.91
|
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.47
|
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
|
pay 82.0% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.29
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY119.87
|
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY121.91
|
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY55.91
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY83.70
|
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.33
|
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.38
|
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY14.87
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY15.87
|
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY8.94
|
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.48
|
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Ankara
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY153.75
|
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY277.11
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,511,530.93
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY186.42
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY354.14
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,329.57
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY11,884.78
|
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,732.90
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,462.60
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY258,145.77
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY98.25
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY75.87
|
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.45
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,191.33
|
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY151.15
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ankara
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,556.34
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,435.95
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,002.91
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,685.87
|
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