Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 54.7% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
|
pay 69.5% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
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pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
|
pay 37.2% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
|
pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
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