Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 47.1% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.40
|
$3.42
MWK5,929.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$4.89
MWK8,470.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.31
|
$0.81
MWK1,397.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.72
|
$0.35
MWK607.09
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$0.68
MWK1,185.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.76
|
$7.09
MWK12,282.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.88
|
$3.28
MWK5,677.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
$1.67
MWK2,886.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.39
|
$1.02
MWK1,758.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$0.95
MWK1,647.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.50
MWK869.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.08
MWK1,869.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.50
|
$0.72
MWK1,253.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.04
MWK1,801.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.76
MWK1,311.45
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.33
|
$4.57
MWK7,921.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€122.40
|
$44.84
MWK77,678.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,265.60
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,590,273.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.32
|
$8.02
MWK13,892.37
|
|
pay 33.6% less for housing
Dublin
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.02
|
$136.92
MWK237,186.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,982.41
|
$354.52
MWK614,144.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,701.80
|
$163.81
MWK283,777.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€178.64
|
$40.88
MWK70,823.86
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,257.49
|
$231.46
MWK400,958.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,533.31
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,899,300.27
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.12
|
$0.78
MWK1,355.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.81
|
$2.66
MWK4,602.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.81
|
$2.93
MWK5,082.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€46.64
|
$36.19
MWK62,685.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$4.16
MWK7,205.31
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.08
|
$42.38
MWK73,414.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.34
|
$25.43
MWK44,048.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€90.61
|
$69.76
MWK120,852.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€98.88
|
$86.39
MWK149,653.60
|
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