Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 63.4% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 14.8% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$3.42
MWK5,934.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$4.89
MWK8,477.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$0.76
MWK1,324.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.35
MWK607.58
|
|
pay 71.4% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$0.68
MWK1,186.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$7.09
MWK12,292.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$3.28
MWK5,681.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$1.44
MWK2,490.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$1.02
MWK1,759.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$0.95
MWK1,649.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$0.50
MWK870.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.64
MWK1,108.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.73
MWK1,273.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.70
MWK1,220.26
|
|
pay 58.5% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$4.57
MWK7,927.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
$44.84
MWK77,742.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,628,271.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$6.41
MWK11,106.01
|
|
pay 45.8% more for housing
Iraq
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$136.92
MWK237,380.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$291.36
MWK505,139.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$135.70
MWK235,260.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$35.40
MWK61,373.11
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$268.95
MWK466,282.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,908,189.64
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$0.78
MWK1,356.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$2.46
MWK4,261.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$2.93
MWK5,086.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$22.98
MWK39,845.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$4.04
MWK6,996.74
|
|
pay 41.4% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$42.71
MWK74,040.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$25.43
MWK44,084.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$62.59
MWK108,516.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$80.68
MWK139,884.82
|
|
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