Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 20.6% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
Malawi
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Malawi
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 8.3% more for housing
Malawi
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Malawi
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 46.4% less for clothing
Malawi
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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