Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 19.4% cheaper than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Dhaka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
$1.90
BDT208.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
MWK1,395.01
|
$0.32
BDT34.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
$0.16
BDT17.17
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
$0.71
BDT77.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
$3.72
BDT407.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
$3.20
BDT349.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
MWK2,881.32
|
$1.33
BDT145.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
$1.35
BDT147.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
$1.12
BDT122.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
$0.46
BDT50.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
$1.00
BDT109.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,251.39
|
$0.38
BDT41.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,798.34
|
$0.13
BDT14.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
MWK1,308.91
|
$0.21
BDT22.88
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
$4.31
BDT471.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
$19.03
BDT2,082.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,643,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
MWK13,865.52
|
$4.00
BDT437.26
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Lilongwe
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
$20.17
BDT2,207.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.52
MWK612,957.33
|
$143.11
BDT15,662.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.81
MWK283,228.56
|
$87.30
BDT9,554.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.88
MWK70,686.95
|
$29.26
BDT3,201.92
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.46
MWK400,183.63
|
$62.55
BDT6,845.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
$1,551.21
BDT169,771.05
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
$5.71
BDT624.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
MWK4,593.66
|
$1.92
BDT209.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
$3.04
BDT333.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.19
MWK62,563.92
|
$18.59
BDT2,034.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
MWK7,191.38
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.38
MWK73,273.06
|
$21.40
BDT2,342.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
$22.74
BDT2,488.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
MWK120,618.73
|
$48.51
BDT5,309.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.39
MWK149,364.31
|
$40.38
BDT4,419.70
|
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