Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 44.1% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.25
|
$3.42
MWK5,934.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.96
|
$4.89
MWK8,477.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.64
|
$0.76
MWK1,324.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.48
|
$0.35
MWK607.58
|
|
pay 42.7% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
$0.68
MWK1,186.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.95
|
$7.09
MWK12,292.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.38
|
$3.28
MWK5,681.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
$1.44
MWK2,490.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.53
|
$1.02
MWK1,759.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$0.95
MWK1,649.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.50
MWK870.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$0.64
MWK1,108.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.73
MWK1,273.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.70
MWK1,220.26
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$4.57
MWK7,927.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.11
|
$44.84
MWK77,742.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,490.20
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,628,271.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.79
|
$6.41
MWK11,106.01
|
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.20
|
$136.92
MWK237,380.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,588.56
|
$291.36
MWK505,139.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,413.98
|
$135.70
MWK235,260.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€155.87
|
$35.40
MWK61,373.11
|
|
pay 58.9% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€808.46
|
$268.95
MWK466,282.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,495.90
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,908,189.64
|
|
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.69
|
$0.78
MWK1,356.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$2.46
MWK4,261.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
$2.93
MWK5,086.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.40
|
$22.98
MWK39,845.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.61
|
$4.04
MWK6,996.74
|
|
pay 38.3% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€73.00
|
$42.71
MWK74,040.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.46
|
$25.43
MWK44,084.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.67
|
$62.59
MWK108,516.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.16
|
$80.68
MWK139,884.82
|
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