Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 62.6% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 33.5% more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,929.67
|
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,470.96
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK1,323.59
|
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK607.09
|
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,185.93
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,282.89
|
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,677.29
|
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK2,488.20
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,758.36
|
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,647.65
|
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK869.57
|
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,869.95
|
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK1,107.20
|
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK1,272.34
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK1,219.27
|
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
Malawi
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,921.39
|
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,678.69
|
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,590,273.17
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK11,096.96
|
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
|
pay 98.8% more for housing
Malawi
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK237,186.85
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK504,727.96
|
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK235,069.11
|
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK61,323.10
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK465,902.73
|
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,899,300.27
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,355.35
|
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK4,258.07
|
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,082.58
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK39,813.51
|
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK6,991.04
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK73,979.71
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK44,048.99
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK108,428.27
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK139,770.82
|
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
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