Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 2.0 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,974.95
|
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,580.21
|
$1.58
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK587.09
|
$0.82
ALL78
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
|
$6.31
ALL596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,041.80
|
$7.59
ALL716
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,276.22
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,236.50
|
$3.54
ALL334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,839.54
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,023.14
|
$1.15
ALL109
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
ALL77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.62
|
$0.87
ALL82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,444.76
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.49
|
$0.60
ALL57
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
|
$7.84
ALL740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,766.81
|
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,446.71
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
|
pay 51.2% more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
|
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
|
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
|
pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
|
$2.73
ALL258
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
|
$1.85
ALL175
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,080.46
|
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
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