Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 84.0% more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 9.5% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR990.73
|
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,981.47
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR204.30
|
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR111.46
|
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
|
pay 14.7% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR182.93
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,085.91
|
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,879.33
|
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR664.35
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR703.03
|
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,004.18
|
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR150.38
|
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR818.15
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR167.93
|
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR144.50
|
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.05
|
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,414.68
|
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,882.39
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,100,520.09
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR911.47
|
?? | |
pay 85.6% more for housing
Colombo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,076.43
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR90,389.79
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR47,555.17
|
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,772.97
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,475.53
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR149,076.14
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
|
pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR594.44
|
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR741.63
|
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,427.30
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,334.46
|
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,099.71
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Colombo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,478.69
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,919.63
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,166.87
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,898.06
|
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