Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 7.5% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD65.03
|
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.77
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.73
|
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.87
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.60
|
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.56
|
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.86
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.15
|
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
|
pay 31.6% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.46
|
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD486.90
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD232,281.47
|
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.86
|
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
|
pay 19.8% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD372.02
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,340.73
|
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,515.61
|
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD405.49
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
|
pay 2.4% more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,421.25
|
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,305.30
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.34
|
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.27
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD323.21
|
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.36
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD381.18
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD312.66
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD774.10
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD625.45
|
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
|
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