Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 3.8% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 12.2% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$3.42
MWK5,919.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$4.89
MWK8,455.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$0.81
MWK1,395.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$0.35
MWK606.00
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$7.09
MWK12,260.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$3.28
MWK5,667.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$1.67
MWK2,881.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$0.95
MWK1,644.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$0.50
MWK868.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
$1.08
MWK1,866.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
$0.76
MWK1,309.10
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$4.57
MWK7,907.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
$44.84
MWK77,539.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,506,936.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
$8.02
MWK13,867.52
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$136.92
MWK236,762.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
$354.52
MWK613,045.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
$163.81
MWK283,269.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$40.88
MWK70,697.18
|
|
pay 56.1% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
$231.46
MWK400,241.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,879,804.57
|
|
pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$2.66
MWK4,594.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$2.93
MWK5,073.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$36.19
MWK62,572.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
$4.16
MWK7,192.42
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$42.38
MWK73,283.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
$25.43
MWK43,970.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$69.76
MWK120,636.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$86.39
MWK149,385.92
|
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