Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 2.0 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 27.2% more in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 2.6 times more in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 2.6 times more in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 51.2% more in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 75.8% more in Tirana
The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Tirana are more expensive than in Lilongwe. Notably, transportation, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Tirana.
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
MWK5,999.06
|
$10.92
ALL1,002
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.73
ALL802
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,586.58
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK589.46
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,450.50
|
$1.00
ALL91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,662.80
|
$6.31
ALL580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,078.29
|
$7.59
ALL697
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,297.50
|
$3.59
ALL329
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,245.52
|
$3.54
ALL325
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,846.96
|
$0.74
ALL68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,027.27
|
$1.15
ALL106
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.55
|
$0.87
ALL80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,450.59
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK977.42
|
$0.60
ALL55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,144.61
|
$7.84
ALL720
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,494.23
|
$17.47
ALL1,603
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,474.40
ALL2,705,750
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.47
ALL2,706
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,145.16
|
$18.21
ALL1,671
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$594.90
ALL54,612
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,237.95
|
$412.58
ALL37,875
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,819.72
|
$78.02
ALL7,163
|
|
pay 51.2% more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK606,898.17
|
$257.35
ALL23,624
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,073,996.54
|
$5,375.91
ALL493,508
|
|
pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,873.03
|
$2.73
ALL251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,564.46
|
$1.85
ALL170
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,751.05
|
$3.82
ALL351
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,387.44
|
$46.89
ALL4,304
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,850.25
|
$8.73
ALL802
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.35
ALL5,907
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.77
ALL4,386
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.14
ALL9,193
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$134.06
ALL12,306
|
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