Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 12.7% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Greece, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.74
|
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Greece
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.62
|
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
Greece
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.24
|
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.25
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.59
|
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
|
pay 69.0% more for housing
Greece
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€490.90
|
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€377.02
|
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
Greece
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€325.41
|
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
|
pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.92
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.17
|
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.28
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Greece
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.36
|
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
|
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