Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 50.6% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Jakarta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Jakarta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
|
pay 72.8% more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Jakarta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
|
pay 92.7% more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Jakarta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Jakarta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Jakarta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
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