Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 2.2 times more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
$11.57
AMD4,509.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
$0.99
AMD386.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
$0.60
AMD232.64
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
$0.86
AMD336.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
$4.04
AMD1,572.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
$6.24
AMD2,431.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
$2.46
AMD959.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
$3.37
AMD1,314.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
$0.83
AMD321.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
AMD307.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
$1.01
AMD392.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
$0.32
AMD125.15
|
|
pay 90.0% more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
$5.29
AMD2,061.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.27
AMD1,663.65
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
$22.21
AMD8,655.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$931.30
AMD362,875.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
$625.77
AMD243,827.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
$98.60
AMD38,419.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
$374.24
AMD145,819.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
$9,037.50
AMD3,521,419.07
|
|
pay 81.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
$2.06
AMD801.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
$3.76
AMD1,465.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
$106.02
AMD41,308.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$7.72
AMD3,006.59
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$111.12
AMD43,296.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$63.96
AMD24,920.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$139.93
AMD54,521.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$119.43
AMD46,536.85
|
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