Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 30.2% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 49.8% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,919.06
|
$5.00
៛20,173.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,455.81
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
MWK1,395.21
|
$0.99
៛3,997.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK606.00
|
$0.69
៛2,789.26
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.81
|
$1.91
៛7,726.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,260.92
|
$6.43
៛25,937.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,667.13
|
$8.14
៛32,855.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
MWK2,881.74
|
$1.86
៛7,509.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,755.21
|
$2.15
៛8,662.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,644.71
|
$1.80
៛7,244.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK868.02
|
$0.66
៛2,644.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,866.61
|
$1.55
៛6,240.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,251.57
|
$0.64
៛2,585.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,798.60
|
$0.68
៛2,734.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
MWK1,309.10
|
$0.68
៛2,745.15
|
|
pay 3.8% more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,907.22
|
$4.44
៛17,908.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,539.75
|
$10.62
៛42,868.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,506,936.63
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
MWK13,867.52
|
$9.00
៛36,312.05
|
|
pay 49.7% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,762.59
|
$30.22
៛121,936.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.52
MWK613,045.98
|
$535.28
៛2,159,670.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.81
MWK283,269.52
|
$319.50
៛1,289,077.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.88
MWK70,697.18
|
$94.32
៛380,539.21
|
|
pay 54.9% more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.46
MWK400,241.52
|
$295.78
៛1,193,366.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,879,804.57
|
$11,442.86
៛46,168,172.22
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,352.93
|
$1.00
៛4,034.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
MWK4,594.32
|
$2.90
៛11,686.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,073.48
|
$1.55
៛6,253.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.19
MWK62,572.97
|
$65.81
៛265,531.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
MWK7,192.42
|
$6.50
៛26,225.37
|
|
pay 22.5% less for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.38
MWK73,283.66
|
$21.22
៛85,624.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,970.19
|
$17.89
៛72,175.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
MWK120,636.18
|
$92.86
៛374,648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.39
MWK149,385.92
|
$48.57
៛195,969.77
|
|
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