Cost of living comparison
Australia is 4.2 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Australia instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,480.61
|
$16.76
A$25.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,654.41
|
$9.73
A$14.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,509.20
|
$2.56
A$3.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK749.27
|
$2.16
A$3.32
|
|
pay 71.9% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,362.35
|
$2.37
A$3.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,340.46
|
$4.36
A$6.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,812.68
|
$5.80
A$8.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK3,992.35
|
$4.07
A$6.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,333.22
|
$3.94
A$6.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,791.12
|
$1.45
A$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,401.48
|
$1.26
A$1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,936.45
|
$1.35
A$2.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK912.41
|
$2.01
A$3.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,245.72
|
$1.12
A$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,014.82
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
Malawi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,711.02
|
$4.65
A$7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,480.35
|
$83.03
A$127.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK61,735,618.67
|
$27,742.09
A$42,627.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,312.04
|
$18.38
A$28.24
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK322,141.83
|
$55.59
A$85.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK349,940.16
|
$1,182.30
A$1,816.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK170,937.23
|
$957.92
A$1,471.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,457.01
|
$138.16
A$212.30
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK614,002.31
|
$1,485.91
A$2,283.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,540,461.89
|
$14,667.78
A$22,538.09
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,937.49
|
$6.64
A$10.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,041.64
|
$3.55
A$5.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,745.95
|
$28.07
A$43.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK88,846.55
|
$52.89
A$81.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,837.56
|
$13.13
A$20.17
|
|
pay 57.5% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,272.98
|
$71.78
A$110.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,478.77
|
$50.24
A$77.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,413.07
|
$100.30
A$154.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,375.30
|
$111.73
A$171.68
|
|
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