Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 55.1% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 12.7% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
|
pay 10.0% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
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