Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 2.1 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 3.0% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$3.42
MWK5,929.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$4.89
MWK8,470.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.76
MWK1,323.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.35
MWK607.09
|
|
pay 8.4% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.68
MWK1,185.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$7.09
MWK12,282.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$3.28
MWK5,677.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.44
MWK2,488.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$1.02
MWK1,758.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$0.95
MWK1,647.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.50
MWK869.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$1.08
MWK1,869.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.64
MWK1,107.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.73
MWK1,272.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.70
MWK1,219.27
|
|
pay 53.0% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$4.57
MWK7,921.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$44.84
MWK77,678.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,590,273.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$6.41
MWK11,096.96
|
|
pay 71.9% more for housing
Somalia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$136.92
MWK237,186.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$291.36
MWK504,727.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$135.70
MWK235,069.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$35.40
MWK61,323.10
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$268.95
MWK465,902.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,899,300.27
|
|
pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$0.78
MWK1,355.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$2.46
MWK4,258.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$2.93
MWK5,082.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$22.98
MWK39,813.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$4.04
MWK6,991.04
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$42.71
MWK73,979.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$25.43
MWK44,048.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$62.59
MWK108,428.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$80.68
MWK139,770.82
|
|
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