Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 10.9% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 19.2% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Lilongwe
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
$3.46
MWK5,974.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
$0.91
MWK1,580.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
$0.34
MWK587.09
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
$5.24
MWK9,041.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
$3.06
MWK5,276.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
$1.30
MWK2,236.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
$1.07
MWK1,839.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
$0.59
MWK1,023.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
$0.56
MWK973.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
$0.84
MWK1,444.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
$0.56
MWK973.49
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
?? | |
pay 4.5% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
$67.61
MWK116,766.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
$53.53
MWK92,446.71
|
|
pay 15.8% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
$44.05
MWK76,080.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
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