Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 22.0% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 55.1% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$3.42
MWK5,934.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$4.89
MWK8,477.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$0.76
MWK1,324.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$0.35
MWK607.58
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$0.68
MWK1,186.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$7.09
MWK12,292.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$3.28
MWK5,681.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$1.44
MWK2,490.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$1.02
MWK1,759.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$0.95
MWK1,649.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$0.50
MWK870.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$0.64
MWK1,108.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$0.73
MWK1,273.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$0.70
MWK1,220.26
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$4.57
MWK7,927.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$44.84
MWK77,742.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,628,271.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$6.41
MWK11,106.01
|
|
pay 15.2% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$136.92
MWK237,380.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$291.36
MWK505,139.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$135.70
MWK235,260.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$35.40
MWK61,373.11
|
|
pay 10.4% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$268.95
MWK466,282.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,908,189.64
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$0.78
MWK1,356.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$2.46
MWK4,261.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$2.93
MWK5,086.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$22.98
MWK39,845.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$4.04
MWK6,996.74
|
|
pay 43.1% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$42.71
MWK74,040.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$25.43
MWK44,084.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$62.59
MWK108,516.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$80.68
MWK139,884.82
|
|
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