Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 42.1% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
|
pay 46.3% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
?? | |
pay 5.4% more for housing
Seoul
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
|
pay 88.7% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Seoul
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
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