Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 48.6% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,908.34
|
$2.95
฿106.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,440.49
|
$5.91
฿213.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
MWK1,392.68
|
$0.57
฿20.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK604.90
|
$0.32
฿11.66
|
|
pay 33.4% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,181.67
|
$1.86
฿67.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,238.71
|
$8.67
฿313.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,656.87
|
$6.60
฿238.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
MWK2,876.52
|
$2.02
฿72.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,752.04
|
$1.46
฿52.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,641.73
|
$1.36
฿49.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK866.45
|
$0.63
฿22.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,863.23
|
$0.90
฿32.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,249.30
|
$0.73
฿26.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,795.34
|
$0.73
฿26.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
MWK1,306.73
|
$0.63
฿22.67
|
|
pay 33.8% more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,892.90
|
$4.46
฿161.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,399.30
|
$38.39
฿1,388.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,422,697.29
|
$59,069.18
฿2,135,994.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
MWK13,842.40
|
$10.60
฿383.41
|
|
pay 34.5% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,333.73
|
$15.74
฿569.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.52
MWK611,935.56
|
$659.48
฿23,847.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.81
MWK282,756.43
|
$314.02
฿11,355.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.88
MWK70,569.12
|
$60.89
฿2,201.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.46
MWK399,516.55
|
$562.72
฿20,348.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,860,097.67
|
$13,500.26
฿488,181.48
|
|
pay 77.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,350.48
|
$2.36
฿85.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
MWK4,586.00
|
$2.30
฿83.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,064.29
|
$4.43
฿160.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.19
MWK62,459.63
|
$56.73
฿2,051.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
MWK7,179.39
|
$7.97
฿288.36
|
|
pay 39.6% more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.38
MWK73,150.92
|
$59.87
฿2,165.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,890.55
|
$40.54
฿1,465.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
MWK120,417.66
|
$97.44
฿3,523.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.39
MWK149,115.33
|
$102.02
฿3,689.00
|
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