Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 11.3% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$3.42
MWK5,919.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$4.89
MWK8,455.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$0.76
MWK1,321.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$0.35
MWK606.00
|
|
pay 23.1% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$7.09
MWK12,260.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.70
|
$3.28
MWK5,667.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.95
MWK1,644.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.50
MWK868.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.08
MWK1,866.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.64
MWK1,105.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.73
MWK1,270.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.70
MWK1,217.09
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$4.57
MWK7,907.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.37
|
$44.84
MWK77,539.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,685.38
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,506,936.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$6.41
MWK11,077.11
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.33
|
$136.92
MWK236,762.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.45
|
$291.36
MWK503,825.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.12
|
$135.70
MWK234,648.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.50
|
$35.40
MWK61,213.41
|
|
pay 17.7% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.77
|
$268.95
MWK465,069.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,076.95
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,879,804.57
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.54
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$2.46
MWK4,250.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$2.93
MWK5,073.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.87
|
$22.98
MWK39,742.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$4.04
MWK6,978.53
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.34
|
$42.71
MWK73,847.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.94
|
$25.43
MWK43,970.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.72
|
$62.59
MWK108,234.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.21
|
$80.68
MWK139,520.81
|
|
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