Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 61.2% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$3.42
MWK5,934.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
$4.89
MWK8,477.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA385
|
$0.76
MWK1,324.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA308
|
$0.35
MWK607.58
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
$0.68
MWK1,186.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.09
MWK12,292.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
$3.28
MWK5,681.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
$1.44
MWK2,490.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
$1.02
MWK1,759.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA575
|
$0.95
MWK1,649.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.50
MWK870.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA264
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.64
MWK1,108.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.73
MWK1,273.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.70
MWK1,220.26
|
|
pay 59.1% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
$4.57
MWK7,927.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$44.84
MWK77,742.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,894.87
MWK46,628,271.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
$6.41
MWK11,106.01
|
|
pay 40.0% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
$136.92
MWK237,380.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
$291.36
MWK505,139.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
$135.70
MWK235,260.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
$35.40
MWK61,373.11
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
$268.95
MWK466,282.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,908,189.64
|
|
pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA719
|
$0.78
MWK1,356.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.46
MWK4,261.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.93
MWK5,086.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$22.98
MWK39,845.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$4.04
MWK6,996.74
|
|
pay 88.1% more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
$42.71
MWK74,040.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$25.43
MWK44,084.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
$62.59
MWK108,516.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$80.68
MWK139,884.82
|
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