Cost of living comparison
Burma is 28.8% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Burma instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
Malawi
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,947.81
|
$2.92
K6,138
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,496.87
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK1,327.64
|
$0.58
K1,223
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK608.94
|
$0.34
K713
|
|
pay 22.9% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,189.56
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,320.46
|
$4.84
K10,180
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,694.65
|
$5.47
K11,515
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK2,495.81
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,763.74
|
$2.68
K5,641
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,652.69
|
$0.86
K1,801
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK872.23
|
$0.34
K716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,875.67
|
$0.98
K2,055
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK1,110.59
|
$0.72
K1,509
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK1,276.23
|
$0.57
K1,190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK1,223.00
|
$0.73
K1,528
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Malawi
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,945.62
|
$2.73
K5,758
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,916.29
|
$17.15
K36,099
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,732,777.42
|
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK11,130.90
|
$9.47
K19,940
|
|
pay 72.9% more for housing
Malawi
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK237,912.32
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK506,271.76
|
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK235,788.10
|
$320.96
K675,688
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK61,510.66
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
|
pay 82.5% more for childcare
Malawi
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK467,327.77
|
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,932,637.63
|
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
|
pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,359.50
|
$1.09
K2,304
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK4,271.09
|
$2.07
K4,348
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,098.12
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK39,935.28
|
$34.84
K73,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK7,012.42
|
$3.92
K8,259
|
|
pay 36.6% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK74,205.99
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK44,183.72
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK108,759.92
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK140,198.33
|
$88.67
K186,677
|
|
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