Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 76.0% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,652.11
|
$3.42
MWK5,929.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,920.75
|
$4.89
MWK8,470.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,222.91
|
$0.76
MWK1,323.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,816.14
|
$0.35
MWK607.09
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,557.74
|
$0.68
MWK1,185.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,656.03
|
$7.09
MWK12,282.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,668.21
|
$3.28
MWK5,677.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,583.47
|
$1.44
MWK2,488.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,374.03
|
$1.02
MWK1,758.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,662.84
|
$0.95
MWK1,647.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS10,036.69
|
$0.50
MWK869.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,435.99
|
$1.08
MWK1,869.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS7,021.06
|
$0.64
MWK1,107.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,638.25
|
$0.73
MWK1,272.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,932.29
|
$0.70
MWK1,219.27
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,476.78
|
$4.57
MWK7,921.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,969.00
|
$44.84
MWK77,678.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS207,191,759.04
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,590,273.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,559.15
|
$6.41
MWK11,096.96
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS292,838.80
|
$136.92
MWK237,186.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,486,299.32
|
$291.36
MWK504,727.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,524,242.26
|
$135.70
MWK235,069.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS429,978.59
|
$35.40
MWK61,323.10
|
|
pay 75.0% more for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,527,357.72
|
$268.95
MWK465,902.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,946,970.51
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,899,300.27
|
|
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS12,019.91
|
$0.78
MWK1,355.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,700.00
|
$2.46
MWK4,258.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,727.98
|
$2.93
MWK5,082.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS293,872.86
|
$22.98
MWK39,813.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,722.70
|
$4.04
MWK6,991.04
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS335,292.18
|
$42.71
MWK73,979.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS394,682.62
|
$25.43
MWK44,048.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,031,355.14
|
$62.59
MWK108,428.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS713,641.05
|
$80.68
MWK139,770.82
|
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