Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 36.6% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP14.10
|
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP8.06
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.58
|
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.48
|
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.33
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.31
|
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP6.09
|
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP3.03
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.11
|
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.64
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.23
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.28
|
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.92
|
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.82
|
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.69
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.62
|
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.50
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,798.36
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.94
|
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP42.72
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,314.40
|
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,265.79
|
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP70.13
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP643.39
|
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP12,084.48
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.27
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.39
|
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.63
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP56.65
|
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.56
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay 42.5% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP100.07
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP33.36
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP102.10
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP90.63
|
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
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