Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 36.2% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Malawi instead of France, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
France
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.86
|
$3.42
MWK5,908.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
$4.89
MWK8,440.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$0.76
MWK1,318.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$0.35
MWK604.90
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
France
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
$0.68
MWK1,181.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.67
|
$7.09
MWK12,238.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$3.28
MWK5,656.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
$1.44
MWK2,479.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$1.02
MWK1,752.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.95
MWK1,641.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.50
MWK866.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.08
MWK1,863.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.64
MWK1,103.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.73
MWK1,267.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.70
MWK1,214.88
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
France
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.22
|
$4.57
MWK7,892.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.30
|
$44.84
MWK77,399.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,422,697.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.62
|
$6.41
MWK11,057.04
|
|
pay 32.3% more for housing
France
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
$136.92
MWK236,333.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€700.51
|
$291.36
MWK502,912.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€562.44
|
$135.70
MWK234,223.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
$35.40
MWK61,102.53
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
France
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€620.95
|
$268.95
MWK464,226.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,860,097.67
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$0.78
MWK1,350.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.70
|
$2.46
MWK4,242.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
$2.93
MWK5,064.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.98
|
$22.98
MWK39,670.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.33
|
$4.04
MWK6,965.89
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
France
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
$42.71
MWK73,713.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
$25.43
MWK43,890.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
$62.59
MWK108,038.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.01
|
$80.68
MWK139,268.09
|
|
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