Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 68.0% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Jakarta
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$3.44
IDR54,974.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
$0.60
IDR9,648.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
$0.35
IDR5,563.21
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Jakarta
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
$1.20
IDR19,142.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
$3.73
IDR59,544.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
$5.15
IDR82,244.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
$1.91
IDR30,551.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
$1.51
IDR24,108.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
$1.35
IDR21,600.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
$0.71
IDR11,330.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
IDR14,997.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
$0.60
IDR9,606.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
$0.68
IDR10,835.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
$1.06
IDR16,969.46
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Jakarta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
$3.17
IDR50,683.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
$10.96
IDR174,918.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,043.97
IDR399,814,426.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.04
IDR48,477.50
|
|
pay 82.3% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Jakarta
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
$27.70
IDR442,277.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$427.91
IDR6,831,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
$250.92
IDR4,005,833.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
$70.34
IDR1,122,897.41
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Jakarta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$157.15
IDR2,508,835.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
$8,849.09
IDR141,271,258.38
|
|
pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Jakarta
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
$2.26
IDR36,064.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
$2.63
IDR41,980.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
$28.00
IDR446,999.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
$3.29
IDR52,475.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Jakarta
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.99
IDR861,979.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.58
IDR536,111.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.78
IDR1,289,691.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.70
IDR1,320,220.55
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