Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 4.7 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
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Lilongwe
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,991.59
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.83
€9.96
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,584.61
|
$2.82
€2.59
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.73
|
$2.46
€2.26
|
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pay 100.0% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.45
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,645.79
|
$8.56
€7.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,066.99
|
$6.08
€5.59
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.91
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,242.73
|
$6.36
€5.85
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,844.66
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,025.99
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.39
€1.28
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.33
|
$2.18
€2.00
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,448.78
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.20
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
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pay 6.5 times more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,130.74
|
$6.69
€6.15
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,484.90
|
$51.44
€47.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,126.94
€26,784.64
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.28
€16.81
|
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pay 5.6 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,010.55
|
$34.68
€31.89
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,084.25
€997.05
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,092.02
|
$798.73
€734.50
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,704.19
|
$239.11
€219.88
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$264.10
€242.86
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,925.57
|
$14,747.24
€13,561.31
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,870.70
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,557.53
|
$4.02
€3.70
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.62
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,292.35
|
$43.96
€40.43
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,841.72
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$101.40
€93.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.91
€40.38
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$95.61
€87.92
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$121.29
€111.54
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