Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 69.7% more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 56.7% more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹350.36
|
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.36
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.18
|
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.10
|
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹43.87
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹200.32
|
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹239.50
|
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹93.81
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹135.18
|
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹75.74
|
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.43
|
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.24
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.51
|
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.13
|
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.85
|
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
Delhi
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹375.24
|
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,001.03
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,201,238.61
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹210.22
|
?? | |
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹686.58
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,522.29
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,289.27
|
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,260.37
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
|
pay 18.3% more for childcare
Delhi
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,714.30
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹165,971.13
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.15
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹173.45
|
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.36
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,923.57
|
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹400.41
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Delhi
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,622.10
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,080.93
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,143.47
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,088.27
|
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