Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 8.8% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
$3.42
MWK5,934.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
$4.89
MWK8,477.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.76
MWK1,324.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA539
|
$0.35
MWK607.58
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$0.68
MWK1,186.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
$7.09
MWK12,292.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
$3.28
MWK5,681.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
$1.44
MWK2,490.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
$1.02
MWK1,759.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$0.95
MWK1,649.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
$0.50
MWK870.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA745
|
$0.64
MWK1,108.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA652
|
$0.73
MWK1,273.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA873
|
$0.70
MWK1,220.26
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
$4.57
MWK7,927.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$44.84
MWK77,742.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,628,271.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
$6.41
MWK11,106.01
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
Gabon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
$136.92
MWK237,380.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
$291.36
MWK505,139.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
$135.70
MWK235,260.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
$35.40
MWK61,373.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
$268.95
MWK466,282.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,908,189.64
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA616
|
$0.78
MWK1,356.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$2.46
MWK4,261.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
$2.93
MWK5,086.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
$22.98
MWK39,845.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$4.04
MWK6,996.74
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
$42.71
MWK74,040.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
$25.43
MWK44,084.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
$62.59
MWK108,516.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
$80.68
MWK139,884.82
|
|
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