Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 21.2% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
|
pay 37.0% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
|
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