Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 40.9% cheaper than Florida.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Florida, you would:
pay 67.6% less for restaurants
|
Florida
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.93
|
$2.94
MWK3,020.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
|
$4.90
MWK5,033.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$0.62
MWK633.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
|
$0.33
MWK335.56
|
|
pay 48.1% less for groceries
|
Florida
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
|
$0.52
MWK531.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
|
$7.11
MWK7,298.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$2.74
MWK2,810.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
|
$1.14
MWK1,170.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.92
|
$1.31
MWK1,347.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$1.09
MWK1,115.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.61
MWK627.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.04
MWK1,069.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.70
MWK722.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.59
MWK601.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.64
MWK658.29
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
|
Florida
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
|
$3.44
MWK3,530.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
|
$44.97
MWK46,155.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,975.75
|
$26,974.01
MWK27,683,383.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.68
|
$6.42
MWK6,593.68
|
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
|
Florida
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.06
|
$156.94
MWK161,066.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,629.90
|
$325.24
MWK333,792.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,311.56
|
$161.55
MWK165,797.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.50
|
$40.66
MWK41,728.46
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
|
Florida
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$852.09
|
$243.53
MWK249,932.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,272.39
|
$7,642.39
MWK7,843,370.26
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Florida
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.91
|
$0.78
MWK805.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
|
$2.13
MWK2,187.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.19
|
$2.94
MWK3,020.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.09
|
$32.11
MWK32,955.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.76
|
$4.46
MWK4,577.76
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
|
Florida
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.21
|
$48.05
MWK49,309.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.13
|
$23.79
MWK24,411.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.42
|
$66.29
MWK68,037.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.60
|
$73.75
MWK75,691.15
|
|
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