Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 61.3% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
|
pay 83.1% more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Mongolia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
|
pay 32.3% more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
|
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