Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 98.7% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 31.0% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
|
pay 86.2% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
|
pay 34.3% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
|
pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
|
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