Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 18.5% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Astana, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
Astana
|
Lilongwe
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT4,016.92
|
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT2,862.05
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT429.14
|
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT247.71
|
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
|
pay 56.3% more for groceries
Astana
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT249.36
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,344.37
|
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,136.23
|
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT834.77
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,120.47
|
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT296.92
|
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT440.65
|
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT505.66
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT521.83
|
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT110.53
|
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT103.44
|
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
|
pay 73.6% more for transportation
Astana
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT883.50
|
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT7,531.72
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT10,042,291.16
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,349.90
|
?? | |
pay 96.4% more for housing
Astana
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,112.50
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT230,972.70
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT156,747.07
|
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT19,935.36
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
Astana
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT101,215.72
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,408,102.56
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT602.54
|
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,018.91
|
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT803.38
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT26,507.46
|
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,510.57
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Astana
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT34,684.07
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT21,883.83
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT48,403.84
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT42,679.28
|
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