Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 31.0% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$4.34
MWK7,517.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$9.11
MWK15,774.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$0.87
MWK1,515.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$0.43
MWK753.02
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.37
MWK2,372.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$4.82
MWK8,358.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$4.53
MWK7,841.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$1.93
MWK3,351.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.13
MWK1,951.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$0.53
MWK916.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.72
MWK1,250.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.28
|
|
pay 73.8% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$6.21
MWK10,755.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,208,173.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$20.54
MWK35,582.33
|
|
pay 70.0% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$187.17
MWK324,242.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$203.55
MWK352,618.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$99.20
MWK171,849.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$41.38
MWK71,690.27
|
|
pay 48.1% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$361.94
MWK626,993.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,546,138.55
|
|
pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$2.92
MWK5,061.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$51.53
MWK89,268.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$45.53
MWK78,872.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$35.18
MWK60,941.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$59.57
MWK103,196.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$71.18
MWK123,312.02
|
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