Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 44.4% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of London, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
London
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£17.07
|
$3.42
MWK5,920.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
$4.89
MWK8,457.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.86
|
$0.81
MWK1,395.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.42
|
$0.35
MWK606.15
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
London
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
$0.68
MWK1,184.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.30
|
$7.09
MWK12,263.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.69
|
$3.28
MWK5,668.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
$1.67
MWK2,882.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.07
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.97
|
$0.95
MWK1,645.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.58
|
$0.50
MWK868.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.94
|
$1.08
MWK1,867.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.19
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$1.04
MWK1,799.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.53
|
$0.76
MWK1,309.42
|
|
pay 50.1% less for transportation
London
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.67
|
$4.57
MWK7,909.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£160.67
|
$44.84
MWK77,558.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,518,187.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.46
|
$8.02
MWK13,870.88
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
London
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
$136.92
MWK236,819.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
$354.52
MWK613,194.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
$163.81
MWK283,338.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
$40.88
MWK70,714.28
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
London
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
$231.46
MWK400,338.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,882,436.50
|
|
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£6.03
|
$0.78
MWK1,353.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.44
|
$2.66
MWK4,595.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
$2.93
MWK5,074.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.86
|
$36.19
MWK62,588.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£12.05
|
$4.16
MWK7,194.16
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
London
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
$42.38
MWK73,301.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
$25.43
MWK43,980.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
$69.76
MWK120,665.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£97.17
|
$86.39
MWK149,422.06
|
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