Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 19.0% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.16
|
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.17
|
$0.76
MWK1,321.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.18
|
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.47
|
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.29
|
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.19
|
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.75
|
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.22
|
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.54
|
$0.64
MWK1,105.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.39
|
$0.73
MWK1,269.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.29
|
$0.70
MWK1,216.91
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.79
|
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$220.68
|
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.02
|
$6.41
MWK11,075.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
$291.36
MWK503,752.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$923.90
|
$135.70
MWK234,614.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
$35.40
MWK61,204.56
|
|
pay 7.6% more for childcare
Brazil
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
$268.95
MWK465,002.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.21
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$7.98
|
$2.46
MWK4,249.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$117.38
|
$22.98
MWK39,736.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.41
|
$4.04
MWK6,977.52
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Brazil
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
$42.71
MWK73,836.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
$62.59
MWK108,218.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$278.69
|
$80.68
MWK139,500.63
|
|
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