Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 57.2% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 81.0% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
|
pay 56.2% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
?? | |
pay 36.0% less for housing
Oslo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
|
pay 79.1% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Oslo
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
?? |
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