Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.6 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Italy instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Italy
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,502.71
|
$16.15
€15.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,700.65
|
$10.06
€9.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,513.66
|
$2.55
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK751.49
|
$1.22
€1.15
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,369.33
|
$2.04
€1.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,365.09
|
$6.83
€6.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,835.75
|
$5.53
€5.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,004.15
|
$3.41
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,343.07
|
$5.05
€4.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,796.41
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,405.62
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,942.16
|
$1.04
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK915.11
|
$1.31
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,249.40
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,017.82
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Malawi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,742.66
|
$7.22
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,502.45
|
$38.81
€36.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK61,917,968.80
|
$28,223.13
€26,699.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,416.34
|
$19.13
€18.10
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK323,093.35
|
$28.87
€27.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK350,973.78
|
$656.19
€620.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK171,442.13
|
$511.91
€484.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,668.08
|
$150.39
€142.27
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK615,815.90
|
$508.72
€481.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,547,965.72
|
$9,465.55
€8,954.68
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,943.21
|
$5.01
€4.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,056.53
|
$1.69
€1.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,754.06
|
$6.20
€5.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK89,108.98
|
$52.12
€49.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,857.76
|
$9.39
€8.88
|
|
pay 44.8% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,504.18
|
$78.41
€74.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,657.41
|
$33.87
€32.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,715.57
|
$86.07
€81.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,736.76
|
$115.43
€109.20
|
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