Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 2.5 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 27.3% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Malawi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH218.63
|
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH199.42
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH23.95
|
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.23
|
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
|
pay 77.7% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.38
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH150.84
|
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH144.60
|
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH67.95
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH67.83
|
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.56
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.32
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.65
|
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH32.65
|
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.43
|
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.04
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH200.83
|
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH400.91
|
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,064,306.01
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH154.50
|
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH219.80
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,090.70
|
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,493.48
|
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,367.64
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
|
pay 7.2% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,528.48
|
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH164,750.63
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
|
pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH40.43
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH43.25
|
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH83.80
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH820.50
|
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH145.81
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,877.24
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,227.45
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,843.51
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,301.76
|
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
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