Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 4.6 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
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Lilongwe
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
$18.76
€17.79
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$11.79
€11.18
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
$3.14
€2.98
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
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pay 68.9% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
$2.89
€2.74
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
$4.13
€3.92
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
$5.15
€4.88
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
$3.08
€2.92
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.03
€0.97
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
$1.70
€1.62
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
$0.86
€0.81
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pay 8.8 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
$7.50
€7.12
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
$71.38
€67.69
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,296.42
€32,525.42
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.79
€16.87
|
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pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
$22.48
€21.32
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,111.66
€1,054.25
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
$870.64
€825.68
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
$99.35
€94.22
|
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pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
$338.03
€320.58
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
$10,508.28
€9,965.65
|
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pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
$4.76
€4.52
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$11.36
€10.77
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
$47.76
€45.30
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$18.22
€17.28
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$100.00
€94.83
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.76
€30.12
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.57
€84.95
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$111.24
€105.50
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