Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 10.9% cheaper than Honduras.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
Honduras
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.31
HNL180.57
|
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
HNL180.26
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HNL27.91
|
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
HNL20.59
|
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
Honduras
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
HNL52.03
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
HNL100.54
|
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
HNL128.19
|
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
HNL58.28
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
HNL51.42
|
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
HNL36.97
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HNL17.06
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
HNL26.00
|
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.44
|
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.48
|
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
HNL18.89
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Honduras
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HNL105.72
|
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.07
HNL816.71
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,076.54
HNL619,214.12
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.08
HNL545.22
|
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
|
pay 8.4% less for housing
Honduras
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.27
HNL1,784.54
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.77
HNL13,353.10
|
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.16
HNL9,683.58
|
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.18
HNL2,300.95
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
|
pay 13.8% less for childcare
Honduras
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.03
HNL6,667.89
|
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,821.39
HNL94,361.49
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
HNL50.23
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
HNL65.41
|
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
HNL64.67
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.64
HNL1,151.80
|
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
HNL163.21
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Honduras
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.83
HNL983.44
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.27
HNL796.90
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.88
HNL1,849.01
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
HNL2,009.23
|
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
|
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