Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 39.3% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 19.8% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$0.81
MWK1,395.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
|
pay 41.5% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
$1.67
MWK2,881.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.76
MWK1,308.91
|
|
pay 34.4% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$8.02
MWK13,865.52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
$354.52
MWK612,957.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
$163.81
MWK283,228.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
$40.88
MWK70,686.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$231.46
MWK400,183.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
|
pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
$2.66
MWK4,593.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
$36.19
MWK62,563.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
$4.16
MWK7,191.38
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$42.38
MWK73,273.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$69.76
MWK120,618.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$86.39
MWK149,364.31
|
|
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