Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.5 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,947.81
|
$18.43
€17.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,496.87
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK1,327.64
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK608.94
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
pay 67.9% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,189.56
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,320.46
|
$6.70
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,694.65
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK2,495.81
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,763.74
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,652.69
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK872.23
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,875.67
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK1,110.59
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK1,276.23
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK1,223.00
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 85.7% more for transportation
Malawi
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,945.62
|
$7.59
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,916.29
|
$48.84
€45.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,732,777.42
|
$25,847.12
€24,164.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK11,130.90
|
$23.82
€22.27
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK237,912.32
|
$52.54
€49.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK506,271.76
|
$812.75
€759.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK235,788.10
|
$677.61
€633.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK61,510.66
|
$147.81
€138.18
|
|
pay 92.8% more for childcare
Malawi
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK467,327.77
|
$446.94
€417.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,932,637.63
|
$13,799.70
€12,901.13
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,359.50
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK4,271.09
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,098.12
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK39,935.28
|
$31.77
€29.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK7,012.42
|
$11.38
€10.64
|
|
pay 61.3% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK74,205.99
|
$84.51
€79.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK44,183.72
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK108,759.92
|
$89.20
€83.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK140,198.33
|
$119.38
€111.61
|
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