Cost of living comparison
Louisiana is 3.3 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,527.39
|
$17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,794.79
|
$10.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,517.37
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK754.00
|
$1.97
|
|
pay 85.8% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,375.24
|
$2.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,369.01
|
$6.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,852.01
|
$4.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,010.23
|
$2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,355.51
|
$5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,800.93
|
$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,410.57
|
$0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,953.81
|
$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK917.29
|
$2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,251.99
|
$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,020.61
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Malawi
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,769.35
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,496.71
|
$40.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,289,209.30
|
$34,084.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,628.68
|
$14.53
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK324,664.53
|
$66.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK353,078.11
|
$1,185.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK172,073.29
|
$1,050.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,783.66
|
$124.22
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK627,809.87
|
$1,382.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,549,455.29
|
$11,342.86
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,948.53
|
$4.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,068.02
|
$5.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,751.96
|
$8.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,384.74
|
$42.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,852.51
|
$12.86
|
|
pay 22.3% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,974.87
|
$46.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK61,021.09
|
$35.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,331.42
|
$81.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,472.65
|
$105.21
|
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