Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 40.5% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
$7.48
€6.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
MWK1,395.01
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
pay 24.2% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
$3.56
€3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
$4.99
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
MWK2,881.32
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
$3.46
€3.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,251.39
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,798.34
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
MWK1,308.91
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
$6.24
€5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
MWK13,865.52
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
pay 39.0% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
$29.23
€27.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.52
MWK612,957.33
|
$441.52
€410.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.81
MWK283,228.56
|
$325.02
€301.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.88
MWK70,686.95
|
$86.56
€80.39
|
|
pay 13.3% less for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.46
MWK400,183.63
|
$186.91
€173.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
$5,827.08
€5,411.32
|
|
pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
$2.20
€2.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
MWK4,593.66
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.19
MWK62,563.92
|
$36.48
€33.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
MWK7,191.38
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
pay 41.2% more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.38
MWK73,273.06
|
$80.02
€74.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
$35.04
€32.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
MWK120,618.73
|
$84.38
€78.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.39
MWK149,364.31
|
$101.39
€94.16
|
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