Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 40.1% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.60
|
$3.42
MWK5,920.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
$4.89
MWK8,457.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.81
MWK1,395.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.35
MWK606.15
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$0.68
MWK1,184.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.05
|
$7.09
MWK12,263.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$3.28
MWK5,668.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$1.67
MWK2,882.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.95
MWK1,645.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.50
MWK868.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.08
MWK1,867.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.04
MWK1,799.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.76
MWK1,309.42
|
|
pay 42.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$4.57
MWK7,909.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.69
|
$44.84
MWK77,558.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,518,187.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.08
|
$8.02
MWK13,870.88
|
|
pay 18.3% less for housing
Ireland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
$136.92
MWK236,819.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
$354.52
MWK613,194.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
$163.81
MWK283,338.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
$40.88
MWK70,714.28
|
|
pay 50.8% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€838.20
|
$231.46
MWK400,338.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,882,436.50
|
|
pay 59.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.19
|
$0.78
MWK1,353.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.37
|
$2.66
MWK4,595.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
$2.93
MWK5,074.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.22
|
$36.19
MWK62,588.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.79
|
$4.16
MWK7,194.16
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
$42.38
MWK73,301.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
$25.43
MWK43,980.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
$69.76
MWK120,665.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.88
|
$86.39
MWK149,422.06
|
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