Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 5.4% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 30.3% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB93.84
|
$3.46
MWK5,991.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.58
|
$0.91
MWK1,584.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.64
|
$0.34
MWK588.73
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB327.11
|
$7.88
MWK13,645.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB223.17
|
$5.24
MWK9,066.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB44.10
|
$1.30
MWK2,242.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.32
|
$1.07
MWK1,844.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.77
|
$0.59
MWK1,025.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.52
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.22
|
$0.56
MWK976.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.42
|
$0.84
MWK1,448.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.77
|
$0.56
MWK976.20
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.70
|
$6.43
MWK11,130.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
$4.32
MWK7,484.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB355.82
|
?? | |
pay 71.3% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
$62.37
MWK108,010.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
$67.61
MWK117,092.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
$53.53
MWK92,704.19
|
|
pay 80.9% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,925.57
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB70.38
|
$1.08
MWK1,870.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB80.09
|
$3.21
MWK5,557.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
$44.05
MWK76,292.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB234.61
|
$3.95
MWK6,841.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
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