Cost of living comparison
Paris is 3.1 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Paris instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Paris
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,920.50
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,457.85
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
MWK1,395.55
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK606.15
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,184.10
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,263.89
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,668.50
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
MWK2,882.44
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,755.64
|
$6.40
€6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,645.10
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK868.23
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,867.06
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,251.87
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,799.04
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
MWK1,309.42
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 87.0% more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,909.13
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,558.50
|
$92.35
€86.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,518,187.13
|
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
MWK13,870.88
|
$21.89
€20.53
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,819.86
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.52
MWK613,194.28
|
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.81
MWK283,338.05
|
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.88
MWK70,714.28
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.46
MWK400,338.34
|
$830.08
€778.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,882,436.50
|
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,353.26
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
MWK4,595.43
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,074.71
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.19
MWK62,588.11
|
$39.26
€36.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
MWK7,194.16
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 84.1% more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.38
MWK73,301.39
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,980.83
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
MWK120,665.36
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.39
MWK149,422.06
|
$143.22
€134.32
|
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