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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,974.95
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.33
£8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,580.21
|
$2.46
£1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK587.09
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
|
$2.07
£1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
|
$5.65
£4.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,041.80
|
$6.31
£5.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,276.22
|
$4.45
£3.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,236.50
|
$4.26
£3.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,839.54
|
$1.56
£1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,023.14
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.62
|
$1.79
£1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,444.76
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.49
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
|
pay 30.5 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
|
$7.39
£5.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
$258.31
£205.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,531.14
£29,070.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$35.26
£28.06
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
|
$41.63
£33.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,834.46
£2,255.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,766.81
|
$2,063.73
£1,642.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,446.71
|
$263.90
£210.00
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
|
$2,333.60
£1,857.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
|
$27,892.30
£22,195.77
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
|
$8.27
£6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
$19.76
£15.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,080.46
|
$65.66
£52.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
$16.14
£12.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$96.94
£77.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.55
£40.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$114.87
£91.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$135.36
£107.72
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about London or Lilongwe. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.