Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Dominica

Dominica vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 56.6% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.4% more in Dominica
Groceries: pay 80.4% more in Dominica
Transportation: pay 96.4% more in Dominica
Housing: pay 45.7% more in Dominica
Childcare: pay 61.7% more in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% more in Dominica
Clothing: pay 24.0% more in Dominica

The cost of transportation, groceries, childcare, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Dominica are more expensive than in Malawi. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Dominica.

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Dominica vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominica instead of Malawi, you would:

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pay 43.4% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.50 MWK7,814.70	$7.40 EC$20.00	+64.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 MWK14,880.81	$6.57 EC$17.75	-23.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 MWK1,845.41	$2.47 EC$6.67	+132.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MWK902.91	$2.22 EC$6.00	+327.0%
Average			+43.4%

Malawi vs. Dominica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.4% more for groceries

	Malawi	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 MWK2,738.49	$2.10 EC$5.67	+33.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.83 MWK8,388.22	$1.20 EC$3.25	-75.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 MWK7,492.69	$12.61 EC$34.07	+192.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK4,003.47	$5.60 EC$15.13	+142.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MWK4,278.75	$5.09 EC$13.76	+106.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 MWK1,884.46	$2.91 EC$7.86	+168.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,411.72	$1.07 EC$2.90	+32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MWK1,557.11	$2.03 EC$5.49	+126.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 MWK1,319.77	$2.33 EC$6.30	+206.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 MWK1,319.61	$1.62 EC$4.37	+112.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK920.74	$1.37 EC$3.71	+158.9%
Average			+80.4%

Malawi vs. Dominica - Cost of groceries

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pay 96.4% more for transportation

	Malawi	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.95 MWK10,334.67	$5.39 EC$14.58	-9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,505.49	$53.13 EC$143.58	+1129.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,205.31 MWK61M	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	-0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 MWK22,137.83	$29.23 EC$79.00	+129.3%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 45.7% more for housing

	Malawi	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.21 MWK106K	$70.92 EC$191.67	+15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.08 MWK667K	$283.68 EC$766.67	-26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$99.97 MWK174K	$203.51 EC$550.00	+103.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.53 MWK47,807.03	$108.58 EC$293.44	+294.4%
Average			+45.7%

Malawi vs. Dominica - Cost of housing

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pay 61.7% more for childcare

	Malawi	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.40 MWK643K	$129.51 EC$350.00	-65.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$593.71 MWK1M	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	+647.9%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 MWK2,846.35	$1.85 EC$5.00	+12.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.97 MWK5,154.08	$4.13 EC$11.17	+39.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 MWK4,173.70	$7.40 EC$20.00	+207.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.11 MWK78,336.01	$46.25 EC$125.00	+2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.33 EC$22.50
Average			+32.2%

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pay 24.0% more for clothing

	Malawi	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.37 MWK75,316.66	$55.50 EC$150.00	+28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.87 MWK69,239.08	$37.00 EC$100.00	-7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.90 MWK84,923.42	$74.00 EC$200.00	+51.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.38 MWK122K	$92.51 EC$250.00	+31.4%
Average			+24.0%

Malawi vs. Dominica - Cost of clothing

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