Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 39.5% more expensive than Dushanbe.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.8% more in Lilongwe
- Groceries
-
pay 72.7% more in Lilongwe
- Transportation
-
pay 47.1% more in Lilongwe
- Housing
-
pay 33.0% more in Lilongwe
- Childcare
-
pay 72.7% more in Lilongwe
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.4% more in Lilongwe
The cost of groceries, childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Lilongwe are more expensive than in 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
TJS54.57
|
$3.46
MWK5,997.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS89.07
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.06
|
$0.91
MWK1,586.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS2.73
|
$0.34
MWK589.31
|
|
pay 72.7% more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS5.55
|
$1.41
MWK2,449.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS41.59
|
$7.88
MWK13,659.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS29.61
|
$5.24
MWK9,076.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS17.03
|
$3.06
MWK5,296.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS18.32
|
$1.30
MWK2,244.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.28
|
$1.07
MWK1,846.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS10.40
|
$0.59
MWK1,027.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS10.61
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS3.71
|
$0.56
MWK977.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.26
|
$0.84
MWK1,450.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.36
|
$0.56
MWK977.18
|
|
pay 47.1% more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS30.99
|
$6.43
MWK11,141.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS45.47
|
$4.32
MWK7,492.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS195,539.83
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS30.92
|
?? | |
pay 33.0% more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS232.83
|
$62.37
MWK108,118.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,016.90
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,046.35
|
$67.61
MWK117,208.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS489.31
|
$53.53
MWK92,796.78
|
|
pay 72.7% more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,036.82
|
$350.00
MWK606,748.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS132,785.18
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,072,989.45
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS10.91
|
$1.08
MWK1,872.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS22.28
|
$3.21
MWK5,563.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS22.74
|
$1.59
MWK2,750.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS360.76
|
$44.05
MWK76,368.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS45.47
|
$3.95
MWK6,848.56
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS272.85
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS351.06
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS745.78
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS522.96
|
?? |
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