Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.7 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Washington instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Washington
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,919.06
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,455.81
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
MWK1,395.21
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK606.00
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.81
|
$3.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,260.92
|
$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,667.13
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
MWK2,881.74
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,755.21
|
$5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,644.71
|
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK868.02
|
$0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,866.61
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,251.57
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,798.60
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
MWK1,309.10
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 47.8% more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,907.22
|
$3.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,539.75
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,506,936.63
|
$24,190.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
MWK13,867.52
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,762.59
|
$55.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.52
MWK613,045.98
|
$2,358.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.81
MWK283,269.52
|
$1,908.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.88
MWK70,697.18
|
$127.27
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.46
MWK400,241.52
|
$2,135.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,879,804.57
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,352.93
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
MWK4,594.32
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,073.48
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.19
MWK62,572.97
|
$93.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
MWK7,192.42
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 51.0% more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.38
MWK73,283.66
|
$58.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,970.19
|
$34.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
MWK120,636.18
|
$97.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.39
MWK149,385.92
|
$164.61
|
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