Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 38.2% cheaper than Bratislava.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
€9.04
|
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
Bratislava
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
€4.38
|
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.81
|
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Bratislava
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,439.37
€23,601.37
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.81
€14.67
|
?? | |
pay 13.8% more for housing
Bratislava
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.61
€19.12
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$774.70
€718.72
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$602.14
€558.64
|
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.23
€180.20
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
Bratislava
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$609.18
€565.17
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,273.77
€13,242.49
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
€2.65
|
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.90
€38.88
|
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bratislava
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.61
€64.58
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.95
€32.43
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.87
€77.81
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.95
€97.36
|
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