Cost of living comparison
Chile is 81.7% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Chile instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 69.0% more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
$7.45
CLF0.2500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Malawi
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$36.91
CLF1.2500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
$16,597.16
CLF560.8700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
$14.85
CLF0.5000
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
$24.66
CLF0.8300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
$479.74
CLF16.2100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
$367.24
CLF12.4100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
$91.70
CLF3.1000
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
$331.55
CLF11.2000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
$5,075.15
CLF171.5000
|
|
pay 99.6% more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
$40.42
CLF1.3700
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
Malawi
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
$45.70
CLF1.5400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
$28.96
CLF0.9800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
$64.62
CLF2.1800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
$77.03
CLF2.6000
|
|
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