Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 8.0% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.73
|
$3.42
MWK5,920.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.59
|
$4.89
MWK8,457.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.51
|
$0.81
MWK1,395.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.95
|
$0.35
MWK606.15
|
|
pay 28.0% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.21
|
$0.68
MWK1,184.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł17.03
|
$7.09
MWK12,263.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.49
|
$3.28
MWK5,668.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.21
|
$1.67
MWK2,882.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.46
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.67
|
$0.95
MWK1,645.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.68
|
$0.50
MWK868.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł3.00
|
$1.08
MWK1,867.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.43
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$1.04
MWK1,799.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.57
|
$0.76
MWK1,309.42
|
|
pay 15.9% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł25.04
|
$4.57
MWK7,909.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł103.75
|
$44.84
MWK77,558.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł101,290.05
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,518,187.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł30.18
|
$8.02
MWK13,870.88
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Warsaw
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł56.06
|
$136.92
MWK236,819.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,593.00
|
$354.52
MWK613,194.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,782.31
|
$163.81
MWK283,338.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł804.87
|
$40.88
MWK70,714.28
|
|
pay 45.8% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,789.64
|
$231.46
MWK400,338.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł45,275.33
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,882,436.50
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.20
|
$0.78
MWK1,353.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.76
|
$2.66
MWK4,595.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.98
|
$2.93
MWK5,074.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł137.46
|
$36.19
MWK62,588.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł28.29
|
$4.16
MWK7,194.16
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł314.73
|
$42.38
MWK73,301.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł137.31
|
$25.43
MWK43,980.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł344.00
|
$69.76
MWK120,665.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł382.03
|
$86.39
MWK149,422.06
|
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