Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 6.6% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 37.1% less for housing
Lilongwe
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
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