Cost of living comparison

Malawi

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Kuwait

Kuwait City vs. Lilongwe Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 59.1% more expensive than Lilongwe.

Restaurants: pay 29.3% more in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 10.2% less in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 14.5% less in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Kuwait City

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Kuwait City are more expensive than in Lilongwe. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Kuwait City. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Kuwait City.

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Kuwait City vs. Lilongwe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Lilongwe, you would:

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pay 29.3% more for restaurants

	Lilongwe	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 MWK8,670.52	$12.89 KWD4.010	+157.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.25 MWK17,774.57	$8.86 KWD2.760	-13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 MWK2,179.22	$0.72 KWD0.230	-42.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 MWK983.34	$0.30 KWD0.090	-46.7%
Average			+29.3%

Lilongwe vs. Kuwait City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.2% less for groceries

	Lilongwe	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.82 MWK3,150.72	$1.50 KWD0.470	-17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 MWK13,663.66	$2.18 KWD0.680	-72.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 MWK8,200.65	$6.08 KWD1.890	+28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.90 MWK5,034.42	$2.10 KWD0.650	-27.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.38 MWK4,125.07	$3.02 KWD0.940	+27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 MWK2,023.21	$1.11 KWD0.350	-4.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 MWK978.06	$0.86 KWD0.270	+52.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 MWK1,179.87	$0.82 KWD0.260	+21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,784.15	$0.69 KWD0.210	-33.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 MWK1,591.52	$0.61 KWD0.190	-33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MWK786.58	$0.66 KWD0.210	+45.6%
Average			-10.2%

Lilongwe vs. Kuwait City - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Lilongwe	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 MWK10,448.25	$1.28 KWD0.400	-78.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,494.70	$48.33 KWD15.040	+1018.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$20,942.34 KWD6,516.380
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$30.61 KWD9.520
Average			+10.8%

Lilongwe vs. Kuwait City - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Lilongwe	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.21 MWK106K	$29.92 KWD9.310	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$540.71 MWK938K	$924.68 KWD287.720	+71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.13 MWK148K	$635.52 KWD197.750	+646.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.63 MWK60,047.88	$50.13 KWD15.600	+44.8%
Average			+182.5%

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pay 14.5% less for childcare

	Lilongwe	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.00 MWK607K	$299.37 KWD93.150	-14.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,387.00 KWD2,920.840
Average			-14.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lilongwe	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 MWK3,817.76	$3.22 KWD1.000	+46.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.21 MWK5,572.41	$5.21 KWD1.620	+62.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 MWK4,217.18	$2.74 KWD0.850	+12.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.85 MWK53,491.52	$122.83 KWD38.220	+298.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.28 KWD3.510
Average			+102.7%

Lilongwe vs. Kuwait City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Lilongwe	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$37.59 KWD11.700
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$39.47 KWD12.280
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$97.66 KWD30.390
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$88.60 KWD27.570

Lilongwe vs. Kuwait City - Cost of clothing

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