Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.3 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Spain instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,525.65
|
$13.31
€12.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,791.13
|
$8.95
€8.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,517.02
|
$2.06
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK753.82
|
$1.53
€1.38
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,374.69
|
$1.27
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,367.07
|
$6.20
€5.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,850.19
|
$4.19
€3.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,009.30
|
$2.53
€2.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,354.74
|
$3.26
€2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,800.52
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,410.24
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,953.36
|
$0.83
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK917.07
|
$1.08
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,251.70
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,020.38
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,766.86
|
$6.53
€5.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,494.97
|
$35.45
€31.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,274,792.88
|
$33,659.33
€30,331.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,620.44
|
$14.39
€12.97
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK324,589.39
|
$33.81
€30.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK352,996.39
|
$828.43
€746.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK172,033.46
|
$665.31
€599.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,767.04
|
$106.67
€96.12
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK627,664.56
|
$381.14
€343.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,548,865.24
|
$7,410.38
€6,677.71
|
|
pay 92.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,948.08
|
$2.76
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,066.85
|
$1.92
€1.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,751.32
|
$5.57
€5.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,364.05
|
$43.03
€38.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,850.93
|
$8.46
€7.63
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,956.59
|
$73.08
€65.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK61,006.97
|
$31.46
€28.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,307.51
|
$75.09
€67.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,444.08
|
$91.97
€82.87
|
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