Cost of living comparison
Lilongwe is 39.4% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.1% less in Lilongwe
- Groceries
-
pay 21.4% less in Lilongwe
- Transportation
-
pay 49.3% less in Lilongwe
- Housing
-
pay 15.8% less in Lilongwe
- Childcare
-
pay 54.4% less in Lilongwe
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.5% less in Lilongwe
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Lilongwe.
If you lived in Lilongwe instead of Rome, you would:
pay 69.1% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$3.46
MWK5,997.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.91
|
$0.91
MWK1,586.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.96
|
$0.34
MWK589.32
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Rome
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.52
|
$1.41
MWK2,449.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€5.99
|
$7.88
MWK13,659.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.30
|
$5.24
MWK9,076.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.22
|
$3.06
MWK5,296.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.18
|
$1.30
MWK2,244.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.92
|
$1.07
MWK1,846.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.79
|
$0.59
MWK1,027.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.94
|
$0.56
MWK977.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.62
|
$0.84
MWK1,450.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.67
|
$0.56
MWK977.18
|
|
pay 49.3% less for transportation
Rome
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.12
|
$6.43
MWK11,141.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€32.09
|
$4.32
MWK7,492.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€22,922.33
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€14.67
|
?? | |
pay 15.8% less for housing
Rome
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.20
|
$62.37
MWK108,118.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,009.76
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€652.83
|
$67.61
MWK117,209.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€143.09
|
$53.53
MWK92,797.18
|
|
pay 54.4% less for childcare
Rome
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€435.31
|
$350.00
MWK606,750.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€8,974.77
|
$2,349.49
MWK4,073,007.23
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.58
|
$1.08
MWK1,872.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.31
|
$3.21
MWK5,563.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.50
|
$1.59
MWK2,750.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€49.89
|
$44.05
MWK76,368.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.17
|
$3.95
MWK6,848.59
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Rome
|
Lilongwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€55.98
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€26.30
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€66.02
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€87.53
|
?? |
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