Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 51.6% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,480.61
|
$6.91
TRY239.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,654.41
|
$6.91
TRY239.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,509.20
|
$1.17
TRY40.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK749.27
|
$0.42
TRY14.67
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,362.35
|
$1.02
TRY35.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,340.46
|
$4.97
TRY172.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,812.68
|
$3.15
TRY109.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK3,992.35
|
$1.40
TRY48.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,333.22
|
$2.40
TRY83.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,791.12
|
$0.37
TRY12.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,401.48
|
$0.87
TRY30.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,936.45
|
$0.42
TRY14.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK912.41
|
$0.51
TRY17.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,245.72
|
$0.25
TRY8.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,014.82
|
$0.21
TRY7.38
|
|
pay 68.4% more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,711.02
|
$4.40
TRY152.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,480.35
|
$19.27
TRY668.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK61,735,618.67
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,554,465.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,312.04
|
$6.29
TRY218.25
|
|
pay 68.4% more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK322,141.83
|
$11.31
TRY392.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK349,940.16
|
$442.81
TRY15,358.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK170,937.23
|
$336.49
TRY11,670.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,457.01
|
$44.46
TRY1,542.10
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK614,002.31
|
$408.60
TRY14,171.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,540,461.89
|
$6,892.93
TRY239,066.68
|
|
pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,937.49
|
$2.54
TRY88.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,041.64
|
$2.62
TRY90.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,745.95
|
$1.91
TRY66.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK88,846.55
|
$36.34
TRY1,260.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,837.56
|
$5.10
TRY176.91
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,272.98
|
$42.74
TRY1,482.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,478.77
|
$40.74
TRY1,413.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,413.07
|
$88.38
TRY3,065.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,375.30
|
$74.39
TRY2,580.03
|
|
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