Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 2.3 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Iran, you would:
pay 35.4% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
|
pay 96.9% more for groceries
Iran
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Iran
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
|
pay 96.3% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Iran
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
|
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