Cost of living comparison
Angola is 2.4 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Angola instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 64.7% more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
$6.03
AOA5,114.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
$8.44
AOA7,155.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
$1.64
AOA1,389.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
$1.04
AOA882.63
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
$1.34
AOA1,135.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
$4.48
AOA3,794.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
$7.40
AOA6,273.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
$2.55
AOA2,160.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
$2.89
AOA2,445.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
$1.23
AOA1,041.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
$0.49
AOA418.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
$1.62
AOA1,375.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
$1.07
AOA906.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
$0.87
AOA735.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
$0.80
AOA680.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Malawi
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
$1.40
AOA1,190.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
$37.08
AOA31,423.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
$19,880.09
AOA16,846,729.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
$12.70
AOA10,762.29
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
$142.93
AOA121,118.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
$540.42
AOA457,960.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
$285.66
AOA242,074.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
$73.50
AOA62,284.15
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
$744.04
AOA630,515.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
$12,300.32
AOA10,423,496.13
|
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
$1.95
AOA1,652.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
$3.81
AOA3,230.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
$2.38
AOA2,018.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
$38.44
AOA32,574.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
$4.81
AOA4,077.01
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Malawi
|
Angola
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
$115.83
AOA98,159.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
$99.99
AOA84,733.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
$171.36
AOA145,210.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
$263.13
AOA222,979.26
|
|
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