Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 22.0% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
Malawi
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
$3.08
KES403.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
$5.77
KES756.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
$0.60
KES79.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
$0.48
KES62.32
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Malawi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
$0.50
KES65.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
$4.28
KES560.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
$2.86
KES374.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
$1.62
KES212.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
$2.32
KES303.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
$1.01
KES132.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
$0.42
KES54.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
$0.60
KES78.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
$0.33
KES43.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
$0.29
KES38.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
$0.38
KES49.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Malawi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
$5.64
KES738.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
$33.59
KES4,400.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
$16,982.90
KES2,224,759.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
$8.89
KES1,165.20
|
|
pay 31.5% less for housing
Malawi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
$39.22
KES5,138.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
$184.65
KES24,189.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
$112.87
KES14,785.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
$20.03
KES2,624.08
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
$120.67
KES15,807.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
$6,188.65
KES810,712.70
|
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
$1.94
KES254.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
$2.12
KES278.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
$2.66
KES348.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
$30.22
KES3,959.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
$5.77
KES756.52
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
Malawi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
$13.35
KES1,749.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
$20.55
KES2,692.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
$30.06
KES3,937.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
$39.30
KES5,148.61
|
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