Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.3 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
$14.00
FCFA8,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
$8.94
FCFA5,438
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
$2.09
FCFA1,275
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
$1.50
FCFA912
|
|
pay 59.2% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
$1.53
FCFA934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
$4.61
FCFA2,807
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
$7.14
FCFA4,348
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
$3.52
FCFA2,142
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
$2.22
FCFA1,348
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
$1.44
FCFA875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
$1.03
FCFA625
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
$2.29
FCFA1,391
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
$1.31
FCFA796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
$1.33
FCFA807
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
$1.29
FCFA787
|
|
pay 91.1% more for transportation
Malawi
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
$5.17
FCFA3,143
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$21.74
FCFA13,230
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,396,048
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
$20.24
FCFA12,317
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
$156.50
FCFA95,240
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
$1,030.70
FCFA627,248
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
$381.29
FCFA232,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
$456.95
FCFA278,085
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
$214.14
FCFA130,321
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,103,677
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
$2.85
FCFA1,735
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
$4.18
FCFA2,545
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$3.50
FCFA2,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
$75.25
FCFA45,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$10.00
FCFA6,086
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
$35.42
FCFA21,553
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
$35.56
FCFA21,638
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
$92.22
FCFA56,123
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
$90.00
FCFA54,771
|
|
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