Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 3.2 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 35.6% more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,974.95
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,580.21
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK587.09
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 42.8% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,041.80
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,276.22
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,236.50
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,839.54
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,023.14
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.62
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,444.76
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.49
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 53.7% more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,766.81
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,446.71
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,080.46
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
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