Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 79.5% more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 96.9% more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN371
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN134
|
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN206
|
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN101
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN107
|
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
Kabul
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN268
|
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN605
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN479,343
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN698
|
?? | |
pay 34.1% less for housing
Kabul
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,814
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,762
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,685
|
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,112
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
|
pay 69.6% more for childcare
Kabul
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,604
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN347
|
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN94
|
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN178
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN619
|
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kabul
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN768
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,654
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,136
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,278
|
?? |
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