Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 49.1% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Benin, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$3.42
MWK5,947.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
$4.89
MWK8,496.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
CFA420
|
$0.76
MWK1,327.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CFA319
|
$0.35
MWK608.94
|
|
pay 26.1% more for groceries
Benin
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
CFA925
|
$0.68
MWK1,189.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
CFA925
|
$7.09
MWK12,320.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
CFA4,037
|
$3.28
MWK5,694.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
CFA1,225
|
$1.44
MWK2,495.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
CFA1,294
|
$1.02
MWK1,763.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CFA816
|
$0.95
MWK1,652.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.50
MWK872.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA291
|
$1.08
MWK1,875.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA455
|
$0.64
MWK1,110.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CFA389
|
$0.73
MWK1,276.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CFA404
|
$0.70
MWK1,223.00
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
Benin
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
CFA2,121
|
$4.57
MWK7,945.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.84
MWK77,916.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,894.87
MWK46,732,777.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
CFA21,996
|
$6.41
MWK11,130.90
|
|
pay 38.5% more for housing
Benin
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
CFA30,193
|
$136.92
MWK237,912.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
CFA124,628
|
$291.36
MWK506,271.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
CFA96,362
|
$135.70
MWK235,788.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
CFA47,324
|
$35.40
MWK61,510.66
|
|
pay 22.2% more for childcare
Benin
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
CFA128,482
|
$268.95
MWK467,327.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
CFA3,323,413
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,932,637.63
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
CFA617
|
$0.78
MWK1,359.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
$2.46
MWK4,271.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
CFA617
|
$2.93
MWK5,098.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
CFA39,401
|
$22.98
MWK39,935.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$4.04
MWK7,012.42
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
CFA10,279
|
$42.71
MWK74,205.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$25.43
MWK44,183.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$62.59
MWK108,759.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
CFA28,266
|
$80.68
MWK140,198.33
|
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