Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 45.9% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 73.1% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK151.13
|
$3.46
MWK5,993.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK104.28
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.54
|
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK22.01
|
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.70
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.99
|
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.95
|
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.93
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK57.10
|
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.20
|
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.99
|
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.17
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.76
|
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.59
|
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.85
|
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK75.23
|
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,027.65
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK311,317.63
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK302.25
|
?? | |
pay 10.9% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK317.10
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,398.04
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK10,132.85
|
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,249.59
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
|
pay 66.4% less for childcare
Stockholm
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,487.57
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK75,899.37
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK75.56
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.97
|
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK71.53
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK423.04
|
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK155.66
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Stockholm
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK850.51
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK456.31
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,023.08
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,524.27
|
?? |
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