Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 39.5% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
|
pay 54.1% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
|
pay 2.5% more for housing
Barbados
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
|
pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
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