Cost of living comparison
Benin is 31.3% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Benin instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,929.67
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,470.96
|
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK1,323.59
|
$0.68
F CFA417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK607.09
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,185.93
|
$1.51
F CFA918
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,282.89
|
$1.51
F CFA918
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,677.29
|
$6.58
F CFA4,006
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK2,488.20
|
$2.00
F CFA1,216
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,758.36
|
$2.11
F CFA1,284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,647.65
|
$1.33
F CFA810
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK869.57
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,869.95
|
$0.48
F CFA289
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK1,107.20
|
$0.74
F CFA451
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK1,272.34
|
$0.63
F CFA386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK1,219.27
|
$0.66
F CFA401
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Malawi
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,921.39
|
$3.46
F CFA2,104
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,678.69
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,590,273.17
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK11,096.96
|
$35.87
F CFA21,828
|
|
pay 9.9% more for housing
Malawi
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK237,186.85
|
$49.24
F CFA29,963
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK504,727.96
|
$203.23
F CFA123,677
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK235,069.11
|
$157.13
F CFA95,626
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK61,323.10
|
$77.17
F CFA46,963
|
|
pay 18.0% less for childcare
Malawi
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK465,902.73
|
$209.51
F CFA127,502
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,899,300.27
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,298,048
|
|
pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,355.35
|
$1.01
F CFA612
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK4,258.07
|
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,082.58
|
$1.01
F CFA612
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK39,813.51
|
$64.25
F CFA39,101
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK6,991.04
|
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
|
pay 64.3% less for clothing
Malawi
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK73,979.71
|
$16.76
F CFA10,200
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK44,048.99
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK108,428.27
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK139,770.82
|
$46.09
F CFA28,050
|
|
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