Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 36.0% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.87
|
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.97
|
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.71
|
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.16
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.31
|
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
|
pay 7.2% more for housing
Ireland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
|
pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.58
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.12
|
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.33
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.39
|
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
|
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