Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 13.6% cheaper than Malawi.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
Malawi
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
$2.37
DZD317.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
$3.46
DZD464.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
$0.50
DZD67.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
$0.22
DZD29.27
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Malawi
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
$0.14
DZD18.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
$3.82
DZD513.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
$3.24
DZD435.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
$1.69
DZD227.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
$2.22
DZD298.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
$1.40
DZD188.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
$1.35
DZD182.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
$0.73
DZD98.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
$0.31
DZD41.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
$0.22
DZD29.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
$0.20
DZD27.45
|
|
pay 15.5% more for transportation
Malawi
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
$1.23
DZD164.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$14.54
DZD1,953.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
$31,484.82
DZD4,232,076.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
$3.78
DZD508.17
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
Malawi
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
$19.66
DZD2,643.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
$160.86
DZD21,621.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
$98.85
DZD13,287.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
$34.99
DZD4,703.71
|
|
pay 6.7% less for childcare
Malawi
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
$63.75
DZD8,568.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
$2,483.44
DZD333,815.74
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
$1.53
DZD205.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
$0.66
DZD88.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$2.56
DZD343.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
$18.16
DZD2,441.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$4.35
DZD584.70
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
$37.32
DZD5,015.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
$41.91
DZD5,633.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
$76.31
DZD10,257.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
$74.35
DZD9,993.26
|
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