Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 19.1% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Togo, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
Togo
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$3.42
MWK5,929.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$4.89
MWK8,470.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$0.76
MWK1,323.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$0.35
MWK607.09
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
Togo
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$0.68
MWK1,185.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,278
|
$7.09
MWK12,282.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,392
|
$3.28
MWK5,677.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,066
|
$1.44
MWK2,488.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,677
|
$1.02
MWK1,758.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA540
|
$0.95
MWK1,647.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA521
|
$0.50
MWK869.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,080
|
$1.08
MWK1,869.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA933
|
$0.64
MWK1,107.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA771
|
$0.73
MWK1,272.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,141
|
$0.70
MWK1,219.27
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
Togo
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,230
|
$4.57
MWK7,921.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
$44.84
MWK77,678.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,160,118
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,590,273.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA1,989
|
$6.41
MWK11,096.96
|
|
pay 25.1% more for housing
Togo
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,673
|
$136.92
MWK237,186.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA164,477
|
$291.36
MWK504,727.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,476
|
$135.70
MWK235,069.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,251
|
$35.40
MWK61,323.10
|
|
pay 70.2% more for childcare
Togo
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$268.95
MWK465,902.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,096,379
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,899,300.27
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$0.78
MWK1,355.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,380
|
$2.46
MWK4,258.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$2.93
MWK5,082.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,720
|
$22.98
MWK39,813.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$4.04
MWK6,991.04
|
|
pay 52.4% more for clothing
Togo
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA12,920
|
$42.71
MWK73,979.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA13,940
|
$25.43
MWK44,048.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,380
|
$62.59
MWK108,428.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,621
|
$80.68
MWK139,770.82
|
|
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