Cost of living comparison
Russia is 45.7% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Russia instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
MWK3,020.01
|
$10.05
₽633.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
MWK5,033.34
|
$6.50
₽409.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MWK633.36
|
$1.10
₽69.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MWK335.56
|
$0.57
₽35.90
|
|
pay 30.1% more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
MWK531.53
|
$0.74
₽46.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
MWK7,298.35
|
$6.12
₽385.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
MWK2,810.36
|
$4.79
₽302.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.14
MWK1,170.76
|
$1.88
₽118.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
MWK1,347.02
|
$2.54
₽160.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
MWK1,115.86
|
$0.93
₽58.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MWK627.85
|
$0.80
₽50.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,069.25
|
$0.93
₽58.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK722.98
|
$1.57
₽99.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK601.21
|
$0.48
₽29.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK658.29
|
$0.37
₽23.20
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.44
MWK3,530.10
|
$3.32
₽209.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.97
MWK46,155.75
|
$26.69
₽1,683.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,974.01
MWK27,683,383.51
|
$40,723.29
₽2,568,621.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.42
MWK6,593.68
|
$4.48
₽282.50
|
|
pay 42.3% more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.94
MWK161,066.96
|
$9.10
₽573.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.24
MWK333,792.42
|
$429.22
₽27,072.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.55
MWK165,797.05
|
$297.58
₽18,769.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.66
MWK41,728.46
|
$100.47
₽6,337.35
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.53
MWK249,932.03
|
$310.74
₽19,599.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,642.39
MWK7,843,370.26
|
$6,542.10
₽412,643.12
|
|
pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK805.33
|
$2.22
₽140.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
MWK2,187.41
|
$2.43
₽153.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
MWK3,020.01
|
$3.03
₽190.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
MWK32,955.50
|
$42.79
₽2,698.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
MWK4,577.76
|
$5.70
₽359.77
|
|
pay 87.8% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.05
MWK49,309.56
|
$87.55
₽5,522.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.79
MWK24,411.71
|
$56.71
₽3,577.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.29
MWK68,037.04
|
$106.20
₽6,698.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.75
MWK75,691.15
|
$125.51
₽7,916.59
|
|
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