Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Funafuti instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,002.53
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? | ?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,587.50
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK589.80
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,451.92
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,670.72
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,083.55
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,300.58
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,246.83
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,848.03
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,027.86
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK978.12
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,451.43
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.99
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,151.07
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,498.58
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,207.85
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? | ?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,305.92
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,873.53
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK607,250.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,076,358.30
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,874.12
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,567.69
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,752.64
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,431.72
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,854.22
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Funafuti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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