Cost of living comparison
Nuku'alofa is 2.0 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
|
pay 41.7% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
|
pay 25.5% less for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? | ?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
|
pay 96.4% less for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Nuku'alofa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Nuku'alofa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
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