Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 40.6% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 36.4% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,783.91
|
$3.42
MWK5,934.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR57,122.77
|
$4.89
MWK8,477.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,343.86
|
$0.76
MWK1,324.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,149.92
|
$0.35
MWK607.58
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR19,340.48
|
$0.68
MWK1,186.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR60,154.95
|
$7.09
MWK12,292.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR83,068.58
|
$3.28
MWK5,681.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,498.12
|
$1.44
MWK2,490.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR24,271.07
|
$1.02
MWK1,759.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR19,145.08
|
$0.95
MWK1,649.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,354.55
|
$0.50
MWK870.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR12,097.85
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,849.11
|
$0.64
MWK1,108.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,773.90
|
$0.73
MWK1,273.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,998.15
|
$0.70
MWK1,220.26
|
|
pay 95.2% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR50,306.60
|
$4.57
MWK7,927.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR193,417.51
|
$44.84
MWK77,742.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR428,990,629.43
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,628,271.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR67,764.16
|
$6.41
MWK11,106.01
|
|
pay 73.0% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR547,022.82
|
$136.92
MWK237,380.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR4,027,259.46
|
$291.36
MWK505,139.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,652,748.43
|
$135.70
MWK235,260.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR686,017.40
|
$35.40
MWK61,373.11
|
|
pay 72.5% more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,736,328.40
|
$268.95
MWK466,282.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR110,372,244.60
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,908,189.64
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR44,052.80
|
$0.78
MWK1,356.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,882.79
|
$2.46
MWK4,261.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,736.56
|
$2.93
MWK5,086.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR459,630.32
|
$22.98
MWK39,845.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR54,559.05
|
$4.04
MWK6,996.74
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR668,849.67
|
$42.71
MWK74,040.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR493,905.22
|
$25.43
MWK44,084.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,090,430.72
|
$62.59
MWK108,516.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR1,016,837.85
|
$80.68
MWK139,884.82
|
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