Cost of living comparison
Poland is 39.3% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Poland instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK3,501.71
|
$6.88
zł29.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK5,002.44
|
$5.95
zł25.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK781.63
|
$1.30
zł5.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK358.51
|
$1.15
zł4.85
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK700.34
|
$0.94
zł3.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK7,253.55
|
$3.34
zł14.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK3,352.67
|
$2.82
zł11.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK1,469.38
|
$2.49
zł10.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,038.38
|
$2.20
zł9.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK973.01
|
$0.38
zł1.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK513.52
|
$0.55
zł2.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,104.28
|
$0.63
zł2.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK653.85
|
$1.15
zł4.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK751.37
|
$0.29
zł1.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK720.03
|
$0.37
zł1.57
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK4,677.90
|
$5.68
zł24.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK45,872.42
|
$23.91
zł100.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK27,513,447.43
|
$19,787.24
zł83,570.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK6,553.20
|
$6.31
zł26.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK140,068.46
|
$12.94
zł54.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK298,062.35
|
$480.05
zł2,027.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK138,817.85
|
$406.85
zł1,718.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK36,213.78
|
$148.56
zł627.43
|
|
pay 22.0% less for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK275,134.47
|
$228.50
zł965.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK6,436,479.22
|
$4,467.72
zł18,869.18
|
|
pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK800.39
|
$2.34
zł9.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK2,514.56
|
$2.45
zł10.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK3,001.47
|
$4.13
zł17.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK23,511.49
|
$27.45
zł115.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK4,128.49
|
$5.63
zł23.77
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK43,688.02
|
$64.65
zł273.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK26,012.71
|
$30.33
zł128.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK64,031.30
|
$66.37
zł280.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK82,540.34
|
$75.24
zł317.75
|
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