Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 10.2% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,919.06
|
$3.38
៛13,617.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,455.81
|
$5.85
៛23,602.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK1,321.22
|
$0.81
៛3,287.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK606.00
|
$0.46
៛1,862.12
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.81
|
$1.57
៛6,353.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,260.92
|
$6.44
៛25,994.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,667.13
|
$7.76
៛31,317.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.75
|
$1.82
៛7,350.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,755.21
|
$1.96
៛7,893.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,644.71
|
$1.44
៛5,825.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK868.02
|
$0.53
៛2,142.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,866.61
|
$1.42
៛5,720.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK1,105.22
|
$0.61
៛2,447.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK1,270.07
|
$0.56
៛2,255.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK1,217.09
|
$0.50
៛2,000.91
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Malawi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,907.22
|
$4.64
៛18,732.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,539.75
|
$42.81
៛172,734.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,506,936.63
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK11,077.11
|
$7.59
៛30,623.16
|
|
pay 18.9% more for housing
Malawi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,762.59
|
$31.00
៛125,078.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK503,825.15
|
$324.56
៛1,309,475.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK234,648.63
|
$209.52
៛845,342.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK61,213.41
|
$66.18
៛267,015.94
|
|
pay 8.7% less for childcare
Malawi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK465,069.37
|
$212.97
៛859,250.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,879,804.57
|
$6,508.57
៛26,259,949.15
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,352.93
|
$0.90
៛3,631.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK4,250.45
|
$2.20
៛8,859.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,073.48
|
$1.53
៛6,173.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK39,742.29
|
$43.83
៛176,836.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK6,978.53
|
$5.50
៛22,190.69
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Malawi
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK73,847.38
|
$22.98
៛92,707.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,970.19
|
$18.07
៛72,893.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK108,234.33
|
$69.01
៛278,440.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK139,520.81
|
$33.05
៛133,336.29
|
|
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