Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 2.7 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 15.6% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴184.79
|
$3.42
MWK5,920.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴143.63
|
$4.89
MWK8,457.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.63
|
$0.81
MWK1,395.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.52
|
$0.35
MWK606.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.53
|
$0.68
MWK1,184.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴127.75
|
$7.09
MWK12,263.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴125.42
|
$3.28
MWK5,668.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴57.98
|
$1.67
MWK2,882.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴61.98
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.94
|
$0.95
MWK1,645.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.62
|
$0.50
MWK868.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.88
|
$1.08
MWK1,867.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.73
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.69
|
$1.04
MWK1,799.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴10.01
|
$0.76
MWK1,309.42
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴151.55
|
$4.57
MWK7,909.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴283.50
|
$44.84
MWK77,558.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴760,637.05
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,518,187.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴133.16
|
$8.02
MWK13,870.88
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴175.17
|
$136.92
MWK236,819.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,308.03
|
$354.52
MWK613,194.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,189.33
|
$163.81
MWK283,338.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,463.81
|
$40.88
MWK70,714.28
|
|
pay 44.5% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,279.12
|
$231.46
MWK400,338.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴153,993.19
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,882,436.50
|
|
pay 70.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴33.78
|
$0.78
MWK1,353.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴38.31
|
$2.66
MWK4,595.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴77.41
|
$2.93
MWK5,074.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴748.56
|
$36.19
MWK62,588.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴118.34
|
$4.16
MWK7,194.16
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,603.91
|
$42.38
MWK73,301.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,211.60
|
$25.43
MWK43,980.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,577.84
|
$69.76
MWK120,665.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,921.03
|
$86.39
MWK149,422.06
|
|
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