Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 13.9% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Malawi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
$3.27
GHS46.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
$5.09
GHS72.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
$0.55
GHS7.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
$0.22
GHS3.17
|
|
pay 4.9% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
$1.53
GHS21.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
$2.95
GHS42.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
$7.96
GHS113.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
$2.10
GHS29.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
$1.89
GHS26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
$0.90
GHS12.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
$0.45
GHS6.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
$0.53
GHS7.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
$0.98
GHS13.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
$0.88
GHS12.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
$0.71
GHS10.17
|
|
pay 87.7% more for transportation
Malawi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
$3.86
GHS54.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
$26.48
GHS376.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
$8,310.68
GHS118,220.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
$10.89
GHS154.94
|
|
pay 3.7% more for housing
Malawi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
$41.24
GHS586.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
$428.99
GHS6,102.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
$95.80
GHS1,362.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
$35.44
GHS504.13
|
|
pay 94.9% more for childcare
Malawi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
$59.09
GHS840.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
$5,489.48
GHS78,088.64
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
$0.93
GHS13.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
$1.56
GHS22.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
$1.15
GHS16.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
$30.11
GHS428.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
$8.70
GHS123.79
|
|
pay 52.9% less for clothing
Malawi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
$15.66
GHS222.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
$18.59
GHS264.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
$32.46
GHS461.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
$33.24
GHS472.88
|
|
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