Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 10.9% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 10.0% less for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,947.81
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,496.87
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
MWK1,401.98
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK608.94
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,189.56
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,320.46
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,694.65
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
MWK2,895.73
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,763.74
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,652.69
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK872.23
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,875.67
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,257.65
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,807.34
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
MWK1,315.46
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,945.62
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,916.29
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,732,777.42
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
MWK13,934.86
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 14.5% less for housing
Lilongwe
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK237,912.32
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.52
MWK616,022.98
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.81
MWK284,645.10
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.88
MWK71,040.49
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 51.0% more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.46
MWK402,185.11
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,932,637.63
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,359.50
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
MWK4,616.63
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,098.12
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.19
MWK62,876.83
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
MWK7,227.35
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.38
MWK73,639.53
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK44,183.72
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
MWK121,221.99
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.39
MWK150,111.35
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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