Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 11.3% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
Malawi
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
$1.89
IDR30,269.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
$3.26
IDR52,363.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
$0.55
IDR8,901.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
$0.35
IDR5,691.39
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Malawi
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
$1.15
IDR18,389.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
$4.13
IDR66,339.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
$5.06
IDR81,297.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
$1.54
IDR24,684.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
$1.45
IDR23,317.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
$1.16
IDR18,602.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
$0.61
IDR9,826.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
$0.83
IDR13,341.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
$0.55
IDR8,837.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
$0.56
IDR9,009.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
$0.93
IDR14,938.65
|
|
pay 4.7% less for transportation
Malawi
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
$3.05
IDR48,917.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$10.64
IDR170,841.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
$23,932.07
IDR384,229,337.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
$3.94
IDR63,288.96
|
|
pay 2.8% more for housing
Malawi
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
$27.71
IDR444,956.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
$249.00
IDR3,997,683.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
$155.92
IDR2,503,312.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
$48.30
IDR775,414.51
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
$111.78
IDR1,794,550.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
$6,305.88
IDR101,240,852.60
|
|
pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Indonesia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
$2.59
IDR41,519.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
$1.73
IDR27,733.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$2.18
IDR35,075.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
$25.20
IDR404,571.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$3.00
IDR48,204.30
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Malawi
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
$41.19
IDR661,260.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
$26.77
IDR429,858.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
$64.33
IDR1,032,808.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
$66.42
IDR1,066,333.47
|
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