Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 2.8 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Bucharest
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$100.55
RON460.16
|
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