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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 42.8% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
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pay 53.7% more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
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