Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 39.5% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
|
pay 72.7% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
|
pay 47.1% more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
?? | |
pay 33.0% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
|
pay 72.7% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
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