Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 45.6% cheaper than Vaduz.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 82.3% less for restaurants
Vaduz
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.14
|
$3.42
MWK5,920.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.46
CHF14.08
|
$4.89
MWK8,457.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.79
CHF4.36
|
$0.81
MWK1,395.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
CHF3.18
|
$0.35
MWK606.15
|
|
pay 48.6% less for groceries
Vaduz
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
CHF3.43
|
$0.68
MWK1,184.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
CHF6.98
|
$7.09
MWK12,263.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF6.26
|
$3.28
MWK5,668.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.71
CHF7.02
|
$1.67
MWK2,882.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CHF4.44
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$0.95
MWK1,645.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
CHF1.69
|
$0.50
MWK868.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
CHF1.98
|
$1.08
MWK1,867.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF2.05
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$1.04
MWK1,799.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.95
|
$0.76
MWK1,309.42
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
Vaduz
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.90
CHF6.28
|
$4.57
MWK7,909.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.21
CHF50.27
|
$44.84
MWK77,558.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,416.37
CHF28,604.67
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,518,187.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.85
CHF9.88
|
$8.02
MWK13,870.88
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
Vaduz
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.95
CHF50.94
|
$136.92
MWK236,819.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,578.80
CHF1,437.50
|
$354.52
MWK613,194.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,283.22
CHF1,168.37
|
$163.81
MWK283,338.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
CHF140.21
|
$40.88
MWK70,714.28
|
|
pay 30.1% less for childcare
Vaduz
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.46
CHF226.23
|
$231.46
MWK400,338.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,516.45
CHF12,306.76
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,882,436.50
|
|
pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports
Vaduz
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.52
CHF5.03
|
$0.78
MWK1,353.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
CHF4.86
|
$2.66
MWK4,595.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.05
|
$2.93
MWK5,074.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.86
CHF55.41
|
$36.19
MWK62,588.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$32.10
CHF29.23
|
$4.16
MWK7,194.16
|
|
pay 44.6% less for clothing
Vaduz
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.70
CHF87.13
|
$42.38
MWK73,301.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.67
CHF41.58
|
$25.43
MWK43,980.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.59
CHF97.96
|
$69.76
MWK120,665.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$152.03
CHF138.42
|
$86.39
MWK149,422.06
|
|
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