Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 22.7% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 17.7% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.52
|
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.54
|
$0.81
MWK1,395.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.01
|
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB293.77
|
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB237.36
|
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
$1.67
MWK2,881.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.36
|
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.28
|
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.53
|
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.11
|
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.68
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.70
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.89
|
$0.76
MWK1,308.91
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.94
|
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB893.85
|
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB355.89
|
$8.02
MWK13,865.52
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
$354.52
MWK612,957.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
$163.81
MWK283,228.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
$40.88
MWK70,686.95
|
|
pay 33.6% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
$231.46
MWK400,183.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.78
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.47
|
$2.66
MWK4,593.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
$36.19
MWK62,563.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB207.03
|
$4.16
MWK7,191.38
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
$42.38
MWK73,273.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
$69.76
MWK120,618.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
$86.39
MWK149,364.31
|
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