Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 13.6% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
$4.34
MWK7,506.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
$9.11
MWK15,750.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA888
|
$0.87
MWK1,513.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA821
|
$0.43
MWK751.90
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$1.37
MWK2,368.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,172
|
$4.82
MWK8,345.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,759
|
$4.53
MWK7,830.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,461
|
$2.31
MWK3,999.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,042
|
$1.93
MWK3,346.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA613
|
$1.04
MWK1,795.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.81
MWK1,406.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA587
|
$1.13
MWK1,948.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA478
|
$0.53
MWK914.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA363
|
$0.72
MWK1,248.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.59
MWK1,017.78
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,710
|
$6.21
MWK10,739.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,631
|
$4.32
MWK7,475.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,673,006
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,116,297.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,683
|
$20.54
MWK35,529.78
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
Senegal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,290
|
$187.17
MWK323,763.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA566,560
|
$203.55
MWK352,097.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA222,608
|
$99.20
MWK171,595.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,643
|
$41.38
MWK71,584.39
|
|
pay 20.0% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA154,099
|
$361.94
MWK626,067.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,544,665
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,542,378.12
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,516
|
$1.12
MWK1,943.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,393
|
$2.92
MWK5,053.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA808
|
$1.59
MWK2,744.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA40,083
|
$51.53
MWK89,136.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
$3.95
MWK6,833.49
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,377
|
$45.53
MWK78,755.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,894
|
$35.18
MWK60,851.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,323
|
$59.57
MWK103,044.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,977
|
$71.18
MWK123,129.90
|
|
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