Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 8.9% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Finland, you would:
pay 55.1% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
Finland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
Finland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Finland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
Finland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
|
pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay 23.9% less for clothing
Finland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
|
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