Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 51.3% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 57.7% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
|
pay 38.8% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
|
pay 20.8% more for housing
Uganda
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
|
pay 30.6% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
|
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay 85.8% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
|
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