Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 30.6% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
|
pay 7.9% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
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