Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 3.2 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Warsaw
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,005.64
|
$9.90
PLN39.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.66
PLN34.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,588.32
|
$1.79
PLN7.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK590.11
|
$1.79
PLN7.22
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Warsaw
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,453.18
|
$1.09
PLN4.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,677.78
|
$4.36
PLN17.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,088.24
|
$3.80
PLN15.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,303.31
|
$3.02
PLN12.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,247.99
|
$2.54
PLN10.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,848.99
|
$0.45
PLN1.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,028.39
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
PLN3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK978.62
|
$1.39
PLN5.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,452.18
|
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK978.49
|
$0.47
PLN1.89
|
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pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Warsaw
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,156.83
|
$6.20
PLN25.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,502.45
|
$27.22
PLN109.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,732.76
PLN124,046.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.92
PLN31.96
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Warsaw
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,263.74
|
$17.20
PLN69.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,070.18
PLN4,319.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,366.51
|
$832.44
PLN3,359.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,921.50
|
$224.46
PLN905.99
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK607,563.66
|
$507.82
PLN2,049.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,078,463.81
|
$12,579.90
PLN50,776.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,875.08
|
$3.71
PLN14.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,570.56
|
$3.66
PLN14.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,754.06
|
$4.76
PLN19.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,471.20
|
$42.25
PLN170.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,857.76
|
$8.66
PLN34.96
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Warsaw
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$89.45
PLN361.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.56
PLN167.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.32
PLN356.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$102.18
PLN412.41
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