Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 51.8% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Albania, you would:
pay 30.7% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.76
MWK1,321.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
|
pay 40.2% more for groceries
Albania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.64
MWK1,105.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.73
MWK1,269.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.70
MWK1,216.91
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
Albania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
$6.41
MWK11,075.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Albania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
$291.36
MWK503,752.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
$135.70
MWK234,614.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
$35.40
MWK61,204.56
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
$268.95
MWK465,002.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$2.46
MWK4,249.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
$22.98
MWK39,736.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
$4.04
MWK6,977.52
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Albania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
$42.71
MWK73,836.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
$62.59
MWK108,218.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
$80.68
MWK139,500.63
|
|
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