Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 76.2% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Chad, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Malawi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,025
|
$3.42
MWK5,908.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$4.89
MWK8,440.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA557
|
$0.76
MWK1,318.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.35
MWK604.90
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Chad
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.68
MWK1,181.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.09
MWK12,238.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,120
|
$3.28
MWK5,656.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
$1.44
MWK2,479.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
MWK1,752.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,493
|
$0.95
MWK1,641.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA436
|
$0.50
MWK866.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$1.08
MWK1,863.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA383
|
$0.64
MWK1,103.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA413
|
$0.73
MWK1,267.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA276
|
$0.70
MWK1,214.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
$4.57
MWK7,892.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.84
MWK77,399.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,872,723
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,422,697.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.41
MWK11,057.04
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
Chad
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,252
|
$136.92
MWK236,333.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA705,708
|
$291.36
MWK502,912.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
$135.70
MWK234,223.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA116,144
|
$35.40
MWK61,102.53
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,732
|
$268.95
MWK464,226.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,012,538
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,860,097.67
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA810
|
$0.78
MWK1,350.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,097
|
$2.46
MWK4,242.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$2.93
MWK5,064.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
$22.98
MWK39,670.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,038
|
$4.04
MWK6,965.89
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Chad
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,251
|
$42.71
MWK73,713.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA55,690
|
$25.43
MWK43,890.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA27,845
|
$62.59
MWK108,038.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
$80.68
MWK139,268.09
|
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