Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 7.8% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.00
|
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.44
|
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.38
|
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON29.96
|
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.60
|
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.77
|
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.63
|
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.55
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.16
|
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.40
|
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.08
|
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON28.79
|
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON81.45
|
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.49
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
|
pay 55.8% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.27
|
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.97
|
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON235.51
|
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON40.73
|
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON499.93
|
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