Cost of living comparison
Iran is 10.7% cheaper than Malawi.
If you lived in Iran instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
Malawi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
Malawi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
|
pay 15.5% more for housing
Malawi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
|
pay 47.3% less for childcare
Malawi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
|
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