Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.4 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Germany instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,934.51
|
$12.84
€12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,477.87
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK1,324.67
|
$2.65
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK607.58
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,186.90
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,292.91
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,681.92
|
$4.22
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK2,490.23
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,759.79
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,649.00
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK870.28
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,871.48
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK1,108.10
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK1,273.38
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK1,220.26
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 97.0% more for transportation
Malawi
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,927.85
|
$8.31
€7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,742.05
|
$73.47
€68.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,628,271.77
|
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK11,106.01
|
$21.90
€20.46
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK237,380.29
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK505,139.61
|
$759.74
€709.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK235,260.83
|
$577.93
€539.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK61,373.11
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
|
pay 55.0% more for childcare
Malawi
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK466,282.72
|
$325.78
€304.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,908,189.64
|
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,356.46
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK4,261.54
|
$3.27
€3.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,086.72
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK39,845.98
|
$34.77
€32.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK6,996.74
|
$12.08
€11.28
|
|
pay 56.7% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK74,040.04
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK44,084.91
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK108,516.71
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK139,884.82
|
$113.48
€106.00
|
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