Cost of living comparison
Manila is 86.9% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Manila instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 29.2% more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,974.95
|
$5.12
₱300.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.26
₱250.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,580.21
|
$0.87
₱51.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK587.09
|
$0.49
₱28.91
|
|
pay 40.6% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
|
$5.30
₱312.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,041.80
|
$6.79
₱399.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,276.22
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,236.50
|
$2.42
₱142.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,839.54
|
$1.52
₱89.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,023.14
|
$0.80
₱47.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.52
₱89.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.62
|
$0.98
₱57.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,444.76
|
$1.20
₱70.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.49
|
$1.48
₱87.37
|
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pay 47.0% more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
|
$4.14
₱243.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
$9.93
₱584.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.67
₱156.99
|
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pay 97.2% more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,766.81
|
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,446.71
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
|
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
|
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
|
pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
|
$1.36
₱80.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
|
$2.70
₱158.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,080.46
|
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
$7.67
₱451.42
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$60.89
₱3,582.55
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