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
MWK5,743.15
|
$17.09
£13.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,204.50
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK1,281.95
|
$1.84
£1.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK587.99
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 40.6% more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,148.63
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK11,896.53
|
$3.60
£2.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,498.71
|
$4.68
£3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK2,409.94
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,703.05
|
$3.16
£2.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,595.83
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK842.22
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,811.13
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK1,072.37
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK1,232.32
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK1,180.92
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 78.3% more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,672.22
|
$7.31
£5.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK75,235.27
|
$91.63
£72.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK45,124,755.97
|
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK10,747.90
|
$16.30
£12.93
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK229,726.03
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK488,851.52
|
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK227,674.91
|
$836.18
£663.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK59,394.15
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK451,247.56
|
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,556,458.06
|
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,312.72
|
$4.95
£3.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK4,124.13
|
$3.59
£2.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK4,922.70
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK38,561.16
|
$41.78
£33.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK6,771.13
|
$11.97
£9.50
|
|
pay 37.3% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK71,652.64
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK42,663.41
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK105,017.61
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK135,374.27
|
$80.83
£64.15
|
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