Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 3.5 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,555.89
|
$15.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,854.59
|
$9.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,523.11
|
$2.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK756.85
|
$1.62
|
|
pay 97.3% more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,384.24
|
$2.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,400.70
|
$6.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,881.74
|
$3.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,025.41
|
$2.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,368.22
|
$5.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,807.75
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,415.91
|
$0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,961.21
|
$1.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK920.76
|
$2.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,256.73
|
$1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,024.48
|
$1.55
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,810.12
|
$3.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,525.09
|
$64.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,525,049.13
|
$33,068.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,763.58
|
$17.11
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK325,893.78
|
$58.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK354,414.94
|
$1,083.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK172,724.79
|
$831.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK72,055.44
|
$138.79
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK630,186.88
|
$981.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,559,108.05
|
$17,051.78
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,955.90
|
$4.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,087.21
|
$4.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,762.38
|
$9.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,723.17
|
$37.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,878.46
|
$10.73
|
|
pay 34.8% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK79,273.88
|
$51.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK61,252.13
|
$41.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,722.66
|
$87.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,940.15
|
$114.56
|
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