Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 33.6% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Canada, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.56
|
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
Canada
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.42
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.42
|
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.87
|
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.59
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.23
|
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
Canada
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.26
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,242.82
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.96
|
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
|
pay 10.6% less for housing
Canada
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.94
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,709.98
|
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,567.72
|
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.85
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
|
pay 69.7% less for childcare
Canada
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,017.90
|
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,713.03
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.78
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.95
|
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.40
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Canada
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.54
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.41
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.41
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.99
|
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
|
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