Cost of Living Comparison Between Lilongwe and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Lilongwe and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Lilongwe is 39.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 53.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lilongwe is 27% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 49.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.95 MWK 8,493

$4.68 ฿151

5.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.35 MWK 55.5K

$46.4 ฿1,502

-30.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.11 MWK 17.4K

$8.65 ฿280

16.88%

Cappuccino

$3 MWK 5,151

$3.09 ฿100

-2.91%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.9 MWK 1,542

$0.73 ฿23.53

23.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 MWK 659

$0.37 ฿11.95

2.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.72 MWK 2,947

$2.39 ฿77.4

-28.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.92 MWK 6,727

$3.62 ฿117

8.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$1 MWK 1,719

$2.24 ฿72.5

-55.36%

White Bread (500g)

$1.26 MWK 2,157

$1.8 ฿58.2

-30.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.71 MWK 2,929

$2.24 ฿72.3

-23.66%

Eggs

$2.64 MWK 4,531

$2.23 ฿72.1

18.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.92 MWK 27.3K

$19.31 ฿625

-17.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.28 MWK 5,638

$3.77 ฿122

-13.00%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4 MWK 6,864

$13.05 ฿422

-69.35%

Apples (1kg)

$2.64 MWK 4,532

$3.28 ฿106

-19.51%

Banana (1kg)

$1.03 MWK 1,765

$1.63 ฿52.6

-36.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 MWK 2,598

$2.4 ฿77.7

-37.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.5 MWK 2,582

$1.99 ฿64.3

-24.62%

Potato (1kg)

$1.4 MWK 2,411

$1.53 ฿49.62

-8.50%

Onion (1kg)

$1.28 MWK 2,191

$1.49 ฿48.11

-14.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 ฿32.87

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 MWK 1,117

$0.48 ฿15.61

35.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.62 MWK 2,778

$4.32 ฿140

-62.50%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.81 MWK 25.4K

$21.68 ฿702

-31.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 MWK 1,775

$1.77 ฿57.3

-41.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.88 MWK 3,225

$2.79 ฿90.4

-32.62%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.94 MWK 1,606

$1.35 ฿43.74

-30.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.24 MWK 7,280

$11.76 ฿380

-63.95%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 ฿102

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.57 MWK 4,414

$1 ฿32.3

157.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.21 MWK 3,797

$13.64 ฿442

-83.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.59 MWK 2,738

$1.3 ฿42.2

22.31%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.4K ฿885.2K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.9K ฿1.1M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$44.67 MWK 76.7K

$123 ฿3,970

-63.59%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$11.59 MWK 19.9K

$13.93 ฿451

-16.80%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$63.5 MWK 109K

$18.24 ฿590

247.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.07 MWK 65.4K

$60.8 ฿1,966

-37.33%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$3.88 MWK 6,662

$9.07 ฿294

-57.22%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$343 MWK 589.7K

$694 ฿22.5K

-50.53%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,351 MWK 4M

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-85.21%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.5 ฿1,861

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.51 ฿1,117

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 ฿3,727

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,743

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$611 ฿19.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$68.3 MWK 117.2K

$442 ฿14.3K

-84.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$267 MWK 457.9K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-86.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$563 MWK 966.9K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-61.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$16.1K MWK 27.6M

$4,244 ฿137.3K

278.52%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$280 MWK 480.6K

$697 ฿22.5K

-59.82%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Lilongwe: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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