Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.7 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,920.50
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,457.85
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK1,321.54
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK606.15
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 40.6% more for groceries
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,184.10
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,263.89
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,668.50
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK2,484.35
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,755.64
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,645.10
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK868.23
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,867.06
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK1,105.49
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK1,270.37
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK1,217.38
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 78.3% more for transportation
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,909.13
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,558.50
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,518,187.13
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK11,079.79
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,819.86
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK503,947.03
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK234,705.40
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK61,228.22
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK465,181.87
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,882,436.50
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,353.26
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK4,251.48
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,074.71
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK39,751.91
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK6,980.22
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 37.3% more for clothing
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK73,865.24
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,980.83
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK108,260.51
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK139,554.56
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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