Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 46.1% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB917.49
|
$3.46
MWK6,017.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB107.07
|
$0.91
MWK1,591.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB48.46
|
$0.34
MWK591.24
|
|
pay 72.2% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB61.78
|
$1.41
MWK2,457.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB440.01
|
$7.88
MWK13,703.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB356.21
|
$5.24
MWK9,105.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB151.74
|
$3.06
MWK5,313.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB198.28
|
$1.30
MWK2,252.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB67.63
|
$1.07
MWK1,852.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB66.65
|
$0.59
MWK1,030.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB71.46
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB112.19
|
$0.56
MWK980.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB24.89
|
$0.84
MWK1,454.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.89
|
$0.56
MWK980.36
|
|
pay 52.5% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB221.52
|
$6.43
MWK11,178.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,854.40
|
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,058,286.19
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB581.07
|
?? | |
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB637.03
|
$62.37
MWK108,471.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB95,929.72
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB58,252.03
|
$67.61
MWK117,591.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,654.92
|
$53.53
MWK93,099.41
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB46,593.89
|
$350.00
MWK608,726.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,040,026.13
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,086,272.64
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB305.83
|
$1.08
MWK1,878.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB252.12
|
$3.21
MWK5,581.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB244.66
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,229.75
|
$44.05
MWK76,617.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Lilongwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,105.20
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,225.40
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB10,881.38
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,184.01
|
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