Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 36.9% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
Armenia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,967.03
|
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,667.71
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD347.82
|
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD187.43
|
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
|
pay 42.6% more for groceries
Armenia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD249.38
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,438.48
|
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,113.31
|
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD814.02
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,196.55
|
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD201.38
|
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD313.30
|
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD292.78
|
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.87
|
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD107.86
|
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,831.52
|
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,001.42
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,338,801.00
|
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,286.87
|
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Armenia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,780.75
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD200,450.14
|
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD165,658.47
|
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,401.03
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
|
pay 13.2% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD89,574.02
|
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,219,352.73
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD633.46
|
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD972.60
|
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,000.57
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,594.74
|
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,166.72
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,251.10
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD20,971.48
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD40,934.02
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD35,948.34
|
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
|
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