Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 22.0% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,533.61
|
$3.08
KES397.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,807.83
|
$5.77
KES744.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,518.62
|
$0.60
KES77.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK754.62
|
$0.48
KES61.37
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,377.20
|
$0.50
KES64.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,375.92
|
$4.28
KES552.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,858.50
|
$2.86
KES369.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,013.54
|
$1.62
KES209.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,358.28
|
$2.32
KES298.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,802.42
|
$1.01
KES130.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,411.73
|
$0.42
KES53.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,955.42
|
$0.60
KES77.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK918.04
|
$0.33
KES43.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,253.02
|
$0.29
KES37.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,021.45
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,778.24
|
$5.64
KES727.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,502.90
|
$33.59
KES4,333.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,340,645.11
|
$16,982.90
KES2,190,794.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,658.10
|
$8.89
KES1,147.41
|
|
pay 31.5% less for housing
|
Malawi
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK324,932.63
|
$39.22
KES5,059.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK353,369.67
|
$184.65
KES23,820.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK172,215.38
|
$112.87
KES14,559.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,842.93
|
$20.03
KES2,584.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK628,328.28
|
$120.67
KES15,566.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,551,560.52
|
$6,188.65
KES798,335.41
|
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,950.14
|
$1.94
KES250.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,072.21
|
$2.12
KES273.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,754.23
|
$2.66
KES343.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,458.55
|
$30.22
KES3,898.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,858.17
|
$5.77
KES744.97
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK79,040.08
|
$13.35
KES1,722.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK61,071.48
|
$20.55
KES2,651.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,416.75
|
$30.06
KES3,877.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,574.61
|
$39.30
KES5,070.00
|
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