Cost of living comparison

Malawi

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Uzbekistan

Tashkent vs. Lilongwe Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 20.6% more expensive than Lilongwe.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% less in Tashkent
Groceries: pay 31.8% less in Tashkent
Transportation: pay 31.9% more in Tashkent
Housing: pay 87.5% more in Tashkent
Childcare: pay 5.0% less in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.1% more in Tashkent

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

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Tashkent vs. Lilongwe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tashkent instead of Lilongwe, you would:

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pay 18.9% less for restaurants

	Lilongwe	Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 MWK8,683.00	$6.78 UZS81,886.14	+35.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.25 MWK17,800.16	$5.09 UZS61,414.61	-50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 MWK2,182.36	$0.74 UZS8,944.47	-41.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 MWK984.76	$0.35 UZS4,196.66	-38.7%
Average			-18.9%

Lilongwe vs. Tashkent - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.8% less for groceries

	Lilongwe	Tashkent
Bread 1 loaf	$1.82 MWK3,155.26	$0.84 UZS10,098.79	-54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 MWK13,683.33	$4.12 UZS49,753.14	-47.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 MWK8,212.45	$4.94 UZS59,635.84	+4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.90 MWK5,041.67	$1.85 UZS22,290.60	-36.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.38 MWK4,131.01	$1.91 UZS23,090.55	-19.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 MWK2,026.12	$0.70 UZS8,415.20	-40.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 MWK979.47	$0.83 UZS10,023.14	+47.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 MWK1,181.56	$1.04 UZS12,500.04	+52.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,786.72	$0.77 UZS9,316.70	-25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 MWK1,593.81	$0.26 UZS3,191.68	-71.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MWK787.71	$0.18 UZS2,176.06	-60.3%
Average			-31.8%

Lilongwe vs. Tashkent - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.9% more for transportation

	Lilongwe	Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 MWK10,463.30	$4.48 UZS54,072.87	-25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,505.49	$12.72 UZS154K	+194.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$16,956.24 UZS205M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.67 UZS44,267.65
Average			+31.9%

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pay 87.5% more for housing

	Lilongwe	Tashkent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.21 MWK106K	$13.64 UZS165K	-77.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$540.71 MWK939K	$605.03 UZS7M	+11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.13 MWK148K	$380.19 UZS5M	+346.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.63 MWK60,134.34	$51.76 UZS625K	+49.5%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 5.0% less for childcare

	Lilongwe	Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.00 MWK608K	$332.64 UZS4M	-5.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,430.29 UZS114M
Average			-5.0%

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pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lilongwe	Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 MWK3,823.26	$2.12 UZS25,589.42	-3.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.21 MWK5,580.44	$2.63 UZS31,806.35	-18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 MWK4,223.25	$2.03 UZS24,565.84	-16.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.85 MWK53,568.54	$64.29 UZS776K	+108.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.93 UZS71,650.37
Average			+17.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Lilongwe	Tashkent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$50.12 UZS605K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$58.44 UZS706K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$112.30 UZS1M
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$138.19 UZS2M

Lilongwe vs. Tashkent - Cost of clothing

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