Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 34.2% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Germany, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.83
|
$3.42
MWK5,908.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
$4.89
MWK8,440.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.44
|
$0.76
MWK1,318.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.19
|
$0.35
MWK604.90
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
Germany
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$0.68
MWK1,181.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.21
|
$7.09
MWK12,238.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.89
|
$3.28
MWK5,656.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
$1.44
MWK2,479.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.60
|
$1.02
MWK1,752.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.95
MWK1,641.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$0.50
MWK866.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$1.08
MWK1,863.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.64
MWK1,103.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.73
MWK1,267.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.70
MWK1,214.88
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
Germany
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.65
|
$4.57
MWK7,892.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€67.66
|
$44.84
MWK77,399.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,422,697.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.17
|
$6.41
MWK11,057.04
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
Germany
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€34.94
|
$136.92
MWK236,333.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€699.68
|
$291.36
MWK502,912.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€532.24
|
$135.70
MWK234,223.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€186.20
|
$35.40
MWK61,102.53
|
|
pay 32.2% less for childcare
Germany
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€300.03
|
$268.95
MWK464,226.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,860,097.67
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.73
|
$0.78
MWK1,350.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.01
|
$2.46
MWK4,242.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
$2.93
MWK5,064.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.02
|
$22.98
MWK39,670.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.12
|
$4.04
MWK6,965.89
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
Germany
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€74.40
|
$42.71
MWK73,713.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.47
|
$25.43
MWK43,890.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€81.41
|
$62.59
MWK108,038.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€104.51
|
$80.68
MWK139,268.09
|
|
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