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
MWK5,919.06
|
$6.88
zł27.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,455.81
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK1,321.22
|
$1.30
zł5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK606.00
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.81
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,260.92
|
$3.34
zł13.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,667.13
|
$2.82
zł11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.75
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,755.21
|
$2.20
zł8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,644.71
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK868.02
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,866.61
|
$0.63
zł2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK1,105.22
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK1,270.07
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK1,217.09
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
Malawi
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,907.22
|
$5.68
zł22.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,539.75
|
$23.91
zł96.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,506,936.63
|
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK11,077.11
|
$6.31
zł25.45
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,762.59
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK503,825.15
|
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK234,648.63
|
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK61,213.41
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
|
pay 22.0% less for childcare
Malawi
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK465,069.37
|
$228.50
zł920.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,879,804.57
|
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
|
pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,352.93
|
$2.34
zł9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK4,250.45
|
$2.45
zł9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,073.48
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK39,742.29
|
$27.45
zł110.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK6,978.53
|
$5.63
zł22.68
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK73,847.38
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,970.19
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK108,234.33
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK139,520.81
|
$75.24
zł303.20
|
|
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