Cost of living comparison
London is 10.7 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in London instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
London
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,002.53
|
$25.83
£20.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.33
£8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,587.50
|
$2.46
£1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK589.80
|
$1.85
£1.48
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
Lilongwe
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,451.92
|
$2.07
£1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,670.72
|
$5.65
£4.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,083.55
|
$6.31
£5.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,300.58
|
$4.45
£3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,246.83
|
$4.26
£3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,848.03
|
$1.56
£1.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,027.86
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
£1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK978.12
|
$1.79
£1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,451.43
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.99
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
|
pay 30.5 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,151.07
|
$7.39
£5.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,498.58
|
$258.31
£206.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,531.14
£29,153.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$35.26
£28.14
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for housing
Lilongwe
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,207.85
|
$41.63
£33.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,834.46
£2,262.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,305.92
|
$2,063.73
£1,646.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,873.53
|
$263.90
£210.61
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK607,250.00
|
$2,333.60
£1,862.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,076,358.30
|
$27,892.30
£22,259.53
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,874.12
|
$8.27
£6.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,567.69
|
$4.80
£3.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,752.64
|
$19.76
£15.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,431.72
|
$65.66
£52.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,854.22
|
$16.14
£12.88
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$96.94
£77.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.55
£40.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$114.87
£91.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$135.36
£108.03
|
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