Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 2.0 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 83.1% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
|
pay 30.8% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
|
pay 76.7% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
|
pay 8.6% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
|
pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay 15.4% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
|
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