Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 61.4% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
$3.42
MWK5,934.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
$4.89
MWK8,477.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
$0.81
MWK1,398.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
$0.35
MWK607.58
|
|
pay 46.6% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
$0.68
MWK1,186.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
$7.09
MWK12,292.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
$3.28
MWK5,681.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
$1.67
MWK2,889.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
$1.02
MWK1,759.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
$0.95
MWK1,649.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
$0.50
MWK870.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
$0.72
MWK1,254.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
$1.04
MWK1,803.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
$0.76
MWK1,312.52
|
|
pay 55.4% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
$4.57
MWK7,927.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
$44.84
MWK77,742.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,628,271.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
$8.02
MWK13,903.70
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
$136.92
MWK237,380.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
$354.52
MWK614,645.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
$163.81
MWK284,008.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
$40.88
MWK70,881.62
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
$231.46
MWK401,285.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,908,189.64
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
$0.78
MWK1,356.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
$2.66
MWK4,606.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
$2.93
MWK5,086.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
$36.19
MWK62,736.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
$4.16
MWK7,211.18
|
|
pay 42.2% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
$42.38
MWK73,474.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
$25.43
MWK44,084.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
$69.76
MWK120,950.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
$86.39
MWK149,775.66
|
|
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