Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 64.5% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 34.0% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,048
|
$3.42
MWK5,934.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
$4.89
MWK8,477.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,278
|
$0.81
MWK1,398.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,346
|
$0.35
MWK607.58
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
$0.68
MWK1,186.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,010
|
$7.09
MWK12,292.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,124
|
$3.28
MWK5,681.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
$1.67
MWK2,889.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,408
|
$1.02
MWK1,759.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,796
|
$0.95
MWK1,649.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,066
|
$0.50
MWK870.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,990
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,342
|
$0.72
MWK1,254.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,225
|
$1.04
MWK1,803.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,548
|
$0.76
MWK1,312.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,506
|
$4.57
MWK7,927.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,193
|
$44.84
MWK77,742.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,628,271.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,282
|
$8.02
MWK13,903.70
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
$136.92
MWK237,380.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
$354.52
MWK614,645.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
$163.81
MWK284,008.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
$40.88
MWK70,881.62
|
|
pay 29.0% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
$231.46
MWK401,285.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,908,189.64
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,619
|
$0.78
MWK1,356.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,087
|
$2.66
MWK4,606.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$2.93
MWK5,086.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫748,793
|
$36.19
MWK62,736.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫118,906
|
$4.16
MWK7,211.18
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
$42.38
MWK73,474.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
$25.43
MWK44,084.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
$69.76
MWK120,950.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
$86.39
MWK149,775.66
|
|
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