Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 95.0% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 33.5% more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
$3.42
MWK5,920.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
$4.89
MWK8,457.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
$0.81
MWK1,395.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.35
MWK606.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
$0.68
MWK1,184.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
$7.09
MWK12,263.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
$3.28
MWK5,668.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
$1.67
MWK2,882.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$0.95
MWK1,645.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
$0.50
MWK868.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
$1.08
MWK1,867.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$1.04
MWK1,799.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.76
MWK1,309.42
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
$4.57
MWK7,909.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
$44.84
MWK77,558.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,518,187.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
$8.02
MWK13,870.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
$136.92
MWK236,819.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
$354.52
MWK613,194.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
$163.81
MWK283,338.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
$40.88
MWK70,714.28
|
|
pay 88.2% more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
$231.46
MWK400,338.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,882,436.50
|
|
pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
$0.78
MWK1,353.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
$2.66
MWK4,595.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
$2.93
MWK5,074.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
$36.19
MWK62,588.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
$4.16
MWK7,194.16
|
|
pay 50.3% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
$42.38
MWK73,301.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
$25.43
MWK43,980.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
$69.76
MWK120,665.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
$86.39
MWK149,422.06
|
|
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