Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 5.8% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 35.4% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
MWK1,395.01
|
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
MWK2,881.32
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,251.39
|
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,798.34
|
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
MWK1,308.91
|
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
MWK13,865.52
|
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
|
pay 20.8% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.52
MWK612,957.33
|
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.81
MWK283,228.56
|
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.88
MWK70,686.95
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.46
MWK400,183.63
|
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Kiev
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
MWK4,593.66
|
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.19
MWK62,563.92
|
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
MWK7,191.38
|
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.38
MWK73,273.06
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
MWK120,618.73
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.39
MWK149,364.31
|
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
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