Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 48.9% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
$3.46
MWK5,991.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
$0.91
MWK1,584.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
$0.34
MWK588.73
|
|
pay 65.9% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
$7.88
MWK13,645.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
$5.24
MWK9,066.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
$1.30
MWK2,242.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
$1.07
MWK1,844.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
$0.59
MWK1,025.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
$0.56
MWK976.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
$0.84
MWK1,448.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
$0.56
MWK976.20
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
$6.43
MWK11,130.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
$4.32
MWK7,484.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
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pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
$62.37
MWK108,010.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
$67.61
MWK117,092.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
$53.53
MWK92,704.19
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,925.57
|
|
pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
$1.08
MWK1,870.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
$3.21
MWK5,557.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
$44.05
MWK76,292.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
$3.95
MWK6,841.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
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