Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 19.5% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Spain, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$3.42
MWK5,920.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
$4.89
MWK8,457.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.81
MWK1,395.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$0.35
MWK606.15
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
Spain
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.68
MWK1,184.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$7.09
MWK12,263.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$3.28
MWK5,668.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$1.67
MWK2,882.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.95
MWK1,645.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.50
MWK868.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.08
MWK1,867.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$1.04
MWK1,799.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.76
MWK1,309.42
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Spain
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$4.57
MWK7,909.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.37
|
$44.84
MWK77,558.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,518,187.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.26
|
$8.02
MWK13,870.88
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
Spain
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
$136.92
MWK236,819.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.14
|
$354.52
MWK613,194.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.21
|
$163.81
MWK283,338.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
$40.88
MWK70,714.28
|
|
pay 23.5% less for childcare
Spain
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.18
|
$231.46
MWK400,338.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,882,436.50
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$0.78
MWK1,353.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$2.66
MWK4,595.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
$2.93
MWK5,074.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.64
|
$36.19
MWK62,588.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.89
|
$4.16
MWK7,194.16
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
Spain
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
$42.38
MWK73,301.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
$25.43
MWK43,980.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
$69.76
MWK120,665.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.67
|
$86.39
MWK149,422.06
|
|
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