Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 46.9% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.14
|
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.33
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.09
|
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.11
|
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.18
|
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
|
pay 47.0% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.09
|
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.15
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,895.62
|
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.14
|
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.95
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN549.07
|
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN402.08
|
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN141.08
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN620.35
|
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,262.50
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.86
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.96
|
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.64
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.64
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.40
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN137.09
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.24
|
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
|
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