Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 6.0 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Switzerland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
$25.29
CHF22.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
$16.39
CHF14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
$4.49
CHF4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Malawi
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
$3.46
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
$12.71
CHF11.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
$6.96
CHF6.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
$6.50
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
$12.35
CHF11.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for transportation
Malawi
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
$7.75
CHF7.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
$108.37
CHF98.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,956.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
$41.64
CHF37.75
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
$52.30
CHF47.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,427.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,194.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
$173.73
CHF157.49
|
|
pay 14.1 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,232.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,470.45
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
$7.36
CHF6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
$5.23
CHF4.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$9.76
CHF8.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
$84.81
CHF76.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$20.50
CHF18.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Malawi
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
$120.31
CHF109.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
$60.46
CHF54.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
$130.36
CHF118.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
$165.15
CHF149.71
|
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