Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 43.9% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,535.84
|
$3.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,812.53
|
$6.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,519.07
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK754.84
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,377.91
|
$1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,378.41
|
$2.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,860.83
|
$4.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,014.73
|
$1.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,359.28
|
$2.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,802.96
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,412.15
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,956.00
|
$0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK918.32
|
$0.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,253.39
|
$0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,021.76
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 43.1% more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,781.44
|
$2.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,505.13
|
$17.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,359,167.21
|
$22,909.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,668.70
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 37.4% more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK325,029.17
|
$33.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK353,474.66
|
$347.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK172,266.54
|
$270.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,864.28
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK628,514.97
|
$219.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,552,318.62
|
$6,167.67
|
|
pay 75.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,950.71
|
$2.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,073.71
|
$2.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,755.05
|
$5.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,485.13
|
$32.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,860.21
|
$6.62
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK79,063.56
|
$52.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK61,089.63
|
$44.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,447.48
|
$95.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,611.33
|
$81.02
|
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