Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 44.5% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 55.0% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB74.99
|
$4.34
MWK7,525.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB183.70
|
$9.11
MWK15,791.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB20.93
|
$0.87
MWK1,517.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.60
|
$0.43
MWK753.82
|
|
pay 14.5% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB45.71
|
$1.37
MWK2,374.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB264.75
|
$4.82
MWK8,367.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB199.22
|
$4.53
MWK7,850.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB63.80
|
$2.31
MWK4,009.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB35.66
|
$1.93
MWK3,354.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB39.55
|
$1.04
MWK1,800.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.05
|
$0.81
MWK1,410.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.24
|
$1.13
MWK1,953.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB21.02
|
$0.53
MWK917.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.28
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.11
|
$0.59
MWK1,020.38
|
|
pay 33.5% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB141.02
|
$6.21
MWK10,766.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB734.42
|
$4.32
MWK7,494.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB816,804.86
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,274,792.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB306.80
|
$20.54
MWK35,620.44
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB525.55
|
$187.17
MWK324,589.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,057.31
|
$203.55
MWK352,996.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB6,950.87
|
$99.20
MWK172,033.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,605.12
|
$41.38
MWK71,767.04
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB10,934.20
|
$361.94
MWK627,664.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB343,727.62
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,548,865.24
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB62.23
|
$1.12
MWK1,948.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB60.16
|
$2.92
MWK5,066.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB116.83
|
$1.59
MWK2,751.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,550.46
|
$51.53
MWK89,364.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB181.12
|
$3.95
MWK6,850.93
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,134.92
|
$45.53
MWK78,956.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB887.03
|
$35.18
MWK61,006.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,524.12
|
$59.57
MWK103,307.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,059.33
|
$71.18
MWK123,444.08
|
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