Cost of living comparison

Lilongwe, Malawi

compared to

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tashkent vs. Lilongwe Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 49.4% more expensive than Lilongwe.

Restaurants: pay 6.4% less in Tashkent
Groceries: pay 29.3% less in Tashkent
Transportation: pay 52.7% more in Tashkent
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Tashkent
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% more in Tashkent

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Tashkent are more expensive than in Lilongwe. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Tashkent. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Tashkent.

Tashkent vs. Lilongwe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tashkent instead of Lilongwe, you would:

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pay 6.4% less for restaurants

	Lilongwe	Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.46 MWK5,999.26	$5.03 UZS64,906.20	+45.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$4.00 UZS51,649.36
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 MWK1,586.63	$0.57 UZS7,393.14	-37.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 MWK589.48	$0.25 UZS3,196.44	-27.2%
Average			-6.4%

Lilongwe vs. Tashkent - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.3% less for groceries

	Lilongwe	Tashkent
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 MWK2,450.58	$0.49 UZS6,304.40	-65.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 MWK13,663.26	$3.58 UZS46,163.98	-54.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.24 MWK9,078.59	$4.13 UZS53,371.11	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.06 MWK5,297.68	$1.68 UZS21,702.12	-45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.30 MWK2,245.60	$1.75 UZS22,633.07	+35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 MWK1,847.03	$0.61 UZS7,883.75	-42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,027.30	$0.77 UZS9,910.30	+29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.97 UZS12,505.27
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 MWK977.58	$0.65 UZS8,357.15	+14.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 MWK1,450.63	$0.22 UZS2,777.31	-74.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 MWK977.45	$0.17 UZS2,236.26	-69.3%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 52.7% more for transportation

	Lilongwe	Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.43 MWK11,144.98	$3.69 UZS47,655.49	-42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,494.48	$10.71 UZS138,355.72	+147.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$18,484.77 UZS238,681,614.17
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.02 UZS39,059.83
Average			+52.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Lilongwe	Tashkent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.37 MWK108,148.79	$12.73 UZS164,371.36	-79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$656.57 UZS8,477,906.85
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$67.61 MWK117,241.89	$415.70 UZS5,367,676.71	+514.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 MWK92,822.84	$31.91 UZS412,013.09	-40.4%
Average			+131.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Lilongwe	Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.00 MWK606,918.57	$293.58 UZS3,790,836.38	-16.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,349.49 MWK4,074,133.45	$9,476.32 UZS122,361,525.12	+303.3%
Average			+143.6%

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pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Lilongwe	Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 MWK1,873.09	$1.17 UZS15,057.85	+8.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.21 MWK5,564.65	$1.72 UZS22,271.84	-46.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,751.14	$2.00 UZS25,824.68	+26.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.05 MWK76,390.00	$47.19 UZS609,346.88	+7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,850.48	$5.00 UZS64,561.70	+26.6%
Average			+4.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Lilongwe	Tashkent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$53.56 UZS691,523.62
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$55.31 UZS714,230.56
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$102.15 UZS1,319,016.46
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$134.71 UZS1,739,437.34

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