Cost of living comparison
Iran is 20.3% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Iran instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 26.2% more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK1,321.03
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Malawi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.39
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK1,105.06
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK1,269.88
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK1,216.91
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Malawi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK11,075.50
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK503,752.29
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK234,614.70
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK61,204.56
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 68.7% less for childcare
Malawi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK465,002.11
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK4,249.84
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK39,736.54
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK6,977.52
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 92.8% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK73,836.70
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK108,218.67
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK139,500.63
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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