Cost of living comparison
Albania is 11.7% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Albania instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 52.3% more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,947.81
|
$5.36
ALL505
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,496.87
|
$4.88
ALL460
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK1,327.64
|
$1.31
ALL124
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK608.94
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,189.56
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,320.46
|
$3.07
ALL289
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,694.65
|
$5.06
ALL477
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK2,495.81
|
$2.35
ALL221
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,763.74
|
$2.33
ALL220
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,652.69
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK872.23
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,875.67
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK1,110.59
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK1,276.23
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK1,223.00
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 50.6% more for transportation
Malawi
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,945.62
|
$7.57
ALL713
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,916.29
|
$12.57
ALL1,185
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,732,777.42
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,636,564
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK11,130.90
|
$22.05
ALL2,078
|
|
pay 7.9% more for housing
Malawi
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK237,912.32
|
$16.93
ALL1,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK506,271.76
|
$267.36
ALL25,196
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK235,788.10
|
$193.27
ALL18,213
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK61,510.66
|
$65.46
ALL6,169
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
Malawi
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK467,327.77
|
$115.94
ALL10,926
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,932,637.63
|
$2,335.62
ALL220,107
|
|
pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,359.50
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK4,271.09
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,098.12
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK39,935.28
|
$32.37
ALL3,050
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK7,012.42
|
$5.13
ALL483
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK74,205.99
|
$39.49
ALL3,722
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK44,183.72
|
$32.13
ALL3,028
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK108,759.92
|
$69.30
ALL6,531
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK140,198.33
|
$82.40
ALL7,766
|
|
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