Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 28.6% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD718
|
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD149
|
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
|
pay 42.5% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD352
|
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD493
|
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD298
|
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD77
|
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD73
|
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD85
|
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD41
|
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD37
|
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD685
|
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD730
|
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
|
pay 5.2% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD211
|
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD166
|
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD486
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
|
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