Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 92.3% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,947.81
|
$12.09
€11.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,496.87
|
$7.53
€7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK1,327.64
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK608.94
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 51.6% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,189.56
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,320.46
|
$4.70
€4.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,694.65
|
$5.98
€5.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK2,495.81
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,763.74
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,652.69
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK872.23
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,875.67
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK1,110.59
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK1,276.23
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK1,223.00
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 61.9% more for transportation
Malawi
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,945.62
|
$5.96
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,916.29
|
$44.14
€41.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,732,777.42
|
$25,507.23
€23,846.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK11,130.90
|
$20.75
€19.40
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK237,912.32
|
$41.07
€38.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK506,271.76
|
$765.75
€715.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK235,788.10
|
$572.23
€534.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK61,510.66
|
$124.02
€115.94
|
|
pay 16.5% more for childcare
Malawi
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK467,327.77
|
$327.88
€306.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,932,637.63
|
$6,992.32
€6,537.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,359.50
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK4,271.09
|
$3.41
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,098.12
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK39,935.28
|
$52.35
€48.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK7,012.42
|
$9.01
€8.43
|
|
pay 53.8% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK74,205.99
|
$79.61
€74.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK44,183.72
|
$40.36
€37.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK108,759.92
|
$88.12
€82.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK140,198.33
|
$104.36
€97.56
|
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