Cost of living comparison
Russia is 26.2% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Russia instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,535.84
|
$6.85
RUB620.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,812.53
|
$4.21
RUB380.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,519.07
|
$0.84
RUB76.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK754.84
|
$0.41
RUB36.83
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,377.91
|
$0.49
RUB44.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,378.41
|
$3.93
RUB355.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,860.83
|
$3.21
RUB290.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,014.73
|
$1.21
RUB109.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,359.28
|
$1.72
RUB156.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,802.96
|
$0.56
RUB50.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,412.15
|
$0.56
RUB50.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,956.00
|
$0.75
RUB67.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK918.32
|
$0.90
RUB81.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,253.39
|
$0.22
RUB19.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,021.76
|
$0.22
RUB19.79
|
|
pay 44.7% more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,781.44
|
$2.21
RUB200.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,505.13
|
$19.07
RUB1,726.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,359,167.21
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,613,696.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,668.70
|
$4.42
RUB400.34
|
|
pay 35.8% more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK325,029.17
|
$6.26
RUB566.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK353,474.66
|
$317.16
RUB28,713.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK172,266.54
|
$217.57
RUB19,697.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,864.28
|
$68.11
RUB6,166.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK628,514.97
|
$212.06
RUB19,198.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,552,318.62
|
$5,562.55
RUB503,598.10
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,950.71
|
$1.50
RUB135.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,073.71
|
$1.72
RUB155.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,755.05
|
$2.19
RUB198.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,485.13
|
$29.01
RUB2,626.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,860.21
|
$4.18
RUB378.43
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK79,063.56
|
$58.04
RUB5,254.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK61,089.63
|
$36.63
RUB3,316.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,447.48
|
$78.11
RUB7,071.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,611.33
|
$78.83
RUB7,136.77
|
|
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