Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 73.4% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Malawi
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 52.1% less for transportation
Malawi
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 38.7% less for childcare
Malawi
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
Malawi
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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