Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 47.9% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 82.2% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.54
|
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.18
|
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.49
|
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.10
|
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.64
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.73
|
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,590.76
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€28.13
|
?? | |
pay 48.1% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.96
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,740.91
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,349.11
|
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€162.57
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
|
pay 87.6% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,089.96
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,601.06
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
|
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€6.03
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.57
|
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.41
|
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.93
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.76
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.91
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€89.11
|
?? |
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