Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 74.4% more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
|
pay 23.2% more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
?? | |
pay 68.4% more for housing
Islamabad
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
|
pay 79.9% more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
|
pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
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