Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 5.7 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Ireland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,001.04
|
$17.10
€15.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.80
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,587.11
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK589.66
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 48.6% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,451.30
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,667.31
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,081.29
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,299.26
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,246.27
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,847.57
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,027.61
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.87
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,451.06
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.74
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 14.3 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,148.29
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,496.71
|
$118.73
€110.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.66
€17.41
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,180.89
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,276.69
|
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,850.39
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,075,342.54
|
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,873.65
|
$6.02
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,566.30
|
$3.78
€3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,751.96
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,412.67
|
$58.33
€54.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,852.51
|
$12.21
€11.39
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Ireland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$84.67
€78.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.37
€37.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.93
€85.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.97
€84.86
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