Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 18.6% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
$3.42
MWK5,934.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
$4.89
MWK8,477.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
$0.76
MWK1,324.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
$0.35
MWK607.58
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
$0.68
MWK1,186.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
$7.09
MWK12,292.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
$3.28
MWK5,681.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
$1.44
MWK2,490.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
$1.02
MWK1,759.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
$0.95
MWK1,649.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
$0.50
MWK870.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
$0.64
MWK1,108.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.73
MWK1,273.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.70
MWK1,220.26
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
$4.57
MWK7,927.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
$44.84
MWK77,742.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,894.87
MWK46,628,271.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
$6.41
MWK11,106.01
|
|
pay 19.9% less for housing
Guinea
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
$136.92
MWK237,380.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
$291.36
MWK505,139.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
$135.70
MWK235,260.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
$35.40
MWK61,373.11
|
|
pay 37.2% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
$268.95
MWK466,282.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,908,189.64
|
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
$0.78
MWK1,356.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
$2.46
MWK4,261.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
$2.93
MWK5,086.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
$22.98
MWK39,845.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
$4.04
MWK6,996.74
|
|
pay 46.2% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
$42.71
MWK74,040.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
$25.43
MWK44,084.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$62.59
MWK108,516.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$80.68
MWK139,884.82
|
|
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