Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 2.7 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.86
|
$3.42
MWK5,919.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳500.27
|
$4.89
MWK8,455.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.40
|
$0.76
MWK1,321.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.12
|
$0.35
MWK606.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.67
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳393.25
|
$7.09
MWK12,260.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.81
|
$3.28
MWK5,667.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.73
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.95
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.64
|
$0.95
MWK1,644.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.94
|
$0.50
MWK868.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.89
|
$1.08
MWK1,866.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.73
|
$0.64
MWK1,105.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.18
|
$0.73
MWK1,270.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.17
|
$0.70
MWK1,217.09
|
|
pay 64.8% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳395.97
|
$4.57
MWK7,907.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,742.15
|
$44.84
MWK77,539.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,988,094.21
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,506,936.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳395.47
|
$6.41
MWK11,077.11
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,297.35
|
$136.92
MWK236,762.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,176.77
|
$291.36
MWK503,825.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,763.61
|
$135.70
MWK234,648.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,804.55
|
$35.40
MWK61,213.41
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,435.85
|
$268.95
MWK465,069.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,795.62
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,879,804.57
|
|
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳399.49
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.40
|
$2.46
MWK4,250.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.69
|
$2.93
MWK5,073.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,316.37
|
$22.98
MWK39,742.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳463.47
|
$4.04
MWK6,978.53
|
|
pay 78.0% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,197.43
|
$42.71
MWK73,847.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,289.43
|
$25.43
MWK43,970.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,285.21
|
$62.59
MWK108,234.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,062.40
|
$80.68
MWK139,520.81
|
|
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