Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 16.8% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK3,513.46
|
$2.08
฿72.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK5,019.23
|
$5.66
฿196.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK784.25
|
$0.67
฿23.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK359.71
|
$0.35
฿12.29
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK702.69
|
$1.48
฿51.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK7,277.88
|
$7.99
฿277.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK3,363.92
|
$6.46
฿224.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK1,474.31
|
$1.75
฿60.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,041.87
|
$1.07
฿37.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK976.27
|
$1.20
฿41.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK515.24
|
$0.50
฿17.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,107.99
|
$0.79
฿27.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK656.04
|
$0.59
฿20.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK753.89
|
$0.62
฿21.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK722.44
|
$0.46
฿15.97
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK4,693.59
|
$4.57
฿158.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK46,026.30
|
$24.32
฿844.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK27,605,743.54
|
$31,287.73
฿1,086,881.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK6,575.19
|
$9.68
฿336.32
|
|
pay 1.2% more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK140,538.33
|
$17.10
฿594.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK299,062.22
|
$290.79
฿10,101.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK139,283.52
|
$207.49
฿7,207.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK36,335.26
|
$49.43
฿1,717.10
|
|
pay 41.0% more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK276,057.44
|
$334.45
฿11,618.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK6,458,070.91
|
$9,908.05
฿344,188.50
|
|
pay 57.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK803.08
|
$1.90
฿65.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK2,523.00
|
$1.94
฿67.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK3,011.54
|
$3.61
฿125.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK23,590.36
|
$47.07
฿1,635.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK4,142.34
|
$5.63
฿195.65
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK43,834.57
|
$40.39
฿1,403.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK26,099.98
|
$27.03
฿938.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK64,246.09
|
$82.02
฿2,849.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK82,817.23
|
$65.30
฿2,268.28
|
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