Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 24.1% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Italy, you would:
pay 65.3% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.50
|
$3.42
MWK5,908.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
$4.89
MWK8,440.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.25
|
$0.81
MWK1,392.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.35
MWK604.90
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
Italy
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
$0.68
MWK1,181.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.63
|
$7.09
MWK12,238.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.50
|
$3.28
MWK5,656.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
$1.67
MWK2,876.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.11
|
$1.02
MWK1,752.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.95
MWK1,641.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.50
MWK866.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.08
MWK1,863.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.72
MWK1,249.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.04
MWK1,795.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.76
MWK1,306.73
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
Italy
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.38
|
$4.57
MWK7,892.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.36
|
$44.84
MWK77,399.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,422,697.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.17
|
$8.02
MWK13,842.40
|
|
pay 41.0% more for housing
Italy
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
$136.92
MWK236,333.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€560.03
|
$354.52
MWK611,935.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€450.16
|
$163.81
MWK282,756.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
$40.88
MWK70,569.12
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
Italy
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€422.99
|
$231.46
MWK399,516.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,860,097.67
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.45
|
$0.78
MWK1,350.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$2.66
MWK4,586.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
$2.93
MWK5,064.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€47.69
|
$36.19
MWK62,459.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.58
|
$4.16
MWK7,179.39
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
Italy
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
$42.38
MWK73,150.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
$25.43
MWK43,890.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
$69.76
MWK120,417.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€105.76
|
$86.39
MWK149,115.33
|
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