Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 26.0% cheaper than Malawi.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 14.6% less for restaurants
Malawi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
$3.39
GHS46.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
$5.85
GHS80.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK1,321.03
|
$0.51
GHS7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
$0.20
GHS2.69
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
$1.07
GHS14.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
$3.60
GHS49.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
$6.56
GHS89.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.39
|
$1.39
GHS18.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
$1.51
GHS20.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
$0.91
GHS12.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
$0.59
GHS8.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
$0.63
GHS8.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK1,105.06
|
$0.79
GHS10.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK1,269.88
|
$0.83
GHS11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK1,216.91
|
$0.71
GHS9.70
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
Malawi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
$3.48
GHS47.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
$13.79
GHS188.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,735.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK11,075.50
|
$6.37
GHS87.21
|
|
pay 11.9% less for housing
Malawi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
$44.96
GHS615.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK503,752.29
|
$532.41
GHS7,284.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK234,614.70
|
$81.19
GHS1,110.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK61,204.56
|
$27.28
GHS373.21
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
Malawi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK465,002.11
|
$57.14
GHS781.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,511.24
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
$0.69
GHS9.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK4,249.84
|
$1.14
GHS15.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
$1.20
GHS16.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK39,736.54
|
$30.68
GHS419.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK6,977.52
|
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
|
pay 64.5% less for clothing
Malawi
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK73,836.70
|
$10.55
GHS144.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
$9.90
GHS135.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK108,218.67
|
$27.96
GHS382.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK139,500.63
|
$27.10
GHS370.77
|
|
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