Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 31.6% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 73.8% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,519
|
$3.42
MWK5,920.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
$4.89
MWK8,457.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr327
|
$0.81
MWK1,395.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr300
|
$0.35
MWK606.15
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr484
|
$0.68
MWK1,184.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr845
|
$7.09
MWK12,263.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr752
|
$3.28
MWK5,668.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr799
|
$1.67
MWK2,882.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr1,002
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr164
|
$0.95
MWK1,645.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr139
|
$0.50
MWK868.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr166
|
$1.08
MWK1,867.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr259
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr135
|
$1.04
MWK1,799.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.76
MWK1,309.42
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,135
|
$4.57
MWK7,909.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,932
|
$44.84
MWK77,558.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,518,187.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,385
|
$8.02
MWK13,870.88
|
|
pay 20.7% less for housing
Iceland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
$136.92
MWK236,819.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
$354.52
MWK613,194.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
$163.81
MWK283,338.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
$40.88
MWK70,714.28
|
|
pay 59.0% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,632
|
$231.46
MWK400,338.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,882,436.50
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,204
|
$0.78
MWK1,353.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr587
|
$2.66
MWK4,595.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
$2.93
MWK5,074.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr8,037
|
$36.19
MWK62,588.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,734
|
$4.16
MWK7,194.16
|
|
pay 54.5% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
$42.38
MWK73,301.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
$25.43
MWK43,980.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
$69.76
MWK120,665.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,747
|
$86.39
MWK149,422.06
|
|
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