Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 62.6% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 10.5% more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
$1.29
F CFA780
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
$0.76
F CFA457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
$0.59
F CFA356
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
$0.65
F CFA389
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Malawi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
|
pay 25.7% more for childcare
Malawi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
|
pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
|
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