Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 48.4% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
Jersey
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
|
pay 87.1% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
|
pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay 42.3% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
|
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