Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 3.2% cheaper than Jamaica.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Malawi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
JMD937.72
|
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
JMD1,077.27
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD167.82
|
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD114.48
|
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
JMD331.60
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
JMD903.46
|
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
JMD2,036.42
|
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
JMD504.87
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
JMD461.17
|
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
JMD333.39
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
JMD175.81
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
JMD249.91
|
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
JMD154.56
|
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD148.17
|
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
JMD133.67
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
|
pay 23.8% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
JMD780.51
|
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.46
JMD7,269.51
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,183.23
JMD6,600,891.13
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.92
JMD3,743.49
|
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
|
pay 37.7% more for housing
Jamaica
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.15
JMD6,752.70
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$450.88
JMD70,553.58
|
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.95
JMD49,596.90
|
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.33
JMD15,856.56
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
|
pay 12.6% more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.14
JMD36,325.02
|
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,119.17
JMD331,609.99
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD336.45
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
JMD384.92
|
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.05
JMD1,259.79
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.96
JMD6,096.99
|
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.42
JMD1,474.65
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay 27.3% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.66
JMD4,640.61
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.10
JMD3,614.69
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.71
JMD9,499.65
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.45
JMD10,555.27
|
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
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