Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 2.4 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
|
pay 96.3% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay 65.2% more for clothing
Nepal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
|
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