Cost of living comparison
France is 2.4 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in France instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
MWK2,105.89
|
$15.40
€13.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
MWK3,509.81
|
$9.27
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MWK441.65
|
$2.52
€2.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MWK233.99
|
$1.72
€1.51
|
|
pay 85.7% more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
MWK370.64
|
$1.48
€1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
MWK5,089.22
|
$7.87
€6.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
MWK1,959.70
|
$4.00
€3.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.14
MWK816.38
|
$3.05
€2.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
MWK939.29
|
$4.55
€3.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
MWK778.10
|
$1.27
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MWK437.81
|
$0.94
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK745.60
|
$1.22
€1.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK504.14
|
$1.40
€1.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK419.23
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK459.03
|
$1.04
€0.91
|
|
pay 72.4% more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.44
MWK2,461.58
|
$7.91
€6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.97
MWK32,184.95
|
$49.29
€43.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,974.01
MWK19,303,948.66
|
$24,317.30
€21,323.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.42
MWK4,597.85
|
$16.72
€14.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Malawi
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.94
MWK112,313.88
|
$28.65
€25.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.24
MWK232,757.37
|
$705.48
€618.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.55
MWK115,612.23
|
$568.84
€498.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.66
MWK29,097.75
|
$118.36
€103.79
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.53
MWK174,280.54
|
$733.34
€643.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,642.39
MWK5,469,274.26
|
$9,235.26
€8,098.41
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK561.57
|
$5.55
€4.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
MWK1,525.30
|
$2.80
€2.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
MWK2,105.89
|
$10.30
€9.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
MWK22,980.26
|
$35.94
€31.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
MWK3,192.13
|
$10.50
€9.21
|
|
pay 51.1% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.05
MWK34,384.14
|
$80.49
€70.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.79
MWK17,022.57
|
$35.46
€31.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.29
MWK47,443.02
|
$85.42
€74.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.75
MWK52,780.33
|
$117.33
€102.88
|
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