Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 19.2% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 52.5% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
|
pay 96.2% more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
|
pay 61.5% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
|
pay 21.2% less for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
|
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
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