Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 69.6% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 26.8% more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 1.9% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 45.2% more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
|
pay 89.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
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