Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 4.0 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 6.1 times more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK1,321.03
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Malawi
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.39
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK1,105.06
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK1,269.88
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK1,216.91
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Malawi
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
$64.59
£51.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK11,075.50
|
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK503,752.29
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK234,614.70
|
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK61,204.56
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK465,002.11
|
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK4,249.84
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK39,736.54
|
$76.60
£61.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK6,977.52
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 83.8% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK73,836.70
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK108,218.67
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK139,500.63
|
$116.23
£92.62
|
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