Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 5.4 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,974.95
|
$21.80
NOK246.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$12.31
NOK139.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,580.21
|
$3.63
NOK41.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK587.09
|
$2.81
NOK31.84
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Oslo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
|
$3.25
NOK36.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
|
$6.40
NOK72.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,041.80
|
$7.87
NOK89.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,276.22
|
$4.50
NOK50.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,236.50
|
$6.79
NOK76.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,839.54
|
$1.44
NOK16.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,023.14
|
$1.04
NOK11.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.43
NOK16.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.62
|
$2.19
NOK24.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,444.76
|
$1.08
NOK12.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.49
|
$1.04
NOK11.77
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
|
$7.74
NOK87.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
$81.47
NOK922.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,328.41
NOK411,241.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.53
NOK232.35
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Oslo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
|
$52.77
NOK597.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,766.81
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,446.71
|
$179.32
NOK2,029.93
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
|
$257.78
NOK2,918.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
|
$8,036.90
NOK90,978.57
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
|
$9.99
NOK113.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
|
$4.35
NOK49.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
$14.53
NOK164.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,080.46
|
$46.05
NOK521.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
$15.21
NOK172.21
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$97.96
NOK1,108.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.61
NOK561.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.16
NOK1,269.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$133.33
NOK1,509.26
|
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