Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 4.3 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,503.16
|
$18.70
£14.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,701.59
|
$9.25
£7.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,513.75
|
$2.23
£1.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK751.53
|
$1.57
£1.21
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,369.47
|
$1.53
£1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,365.59
|
$4.35
£3.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,836.22
|
$5.92
£4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,004.39
|
$3.77
£2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,343.27
|
$3.70
£2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,796.52
|
$1.23
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,405.70
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,942.28
|
$1.26
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK915.16
|
$1.42
£1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,249.48
|
$0.65
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,017.88
|
$0.65
£0.50
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for transportation
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,743.30
|
$7.07
£5.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,502.90
|
$98.23
£76.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK61,921,672.65
|
$34,832.80
£26,965.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,418.46
|
$17.15
£13.28
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK323,112.68
|
$39.40
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK350,994.78
|
$1,243.58
£962.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK171,452.39
|
$1,020.84
£790.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,672.37
|
$229.21
£177.44
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK615,852.74
|
$1,497.56
£1,159.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,548,118.14
|
$18,629.32
£14,421.78
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,943.33
|
$5.63
£4.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,056.84
|
$4.12
£3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,754.23
|
$17.47
£13.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK89,114.31
|
$45.31
£35.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,858.17
|
$12.89
£9.98
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,508.88
|
$78.43
£60.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,661.04
|
$40.13
£31.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,721.72
|
$90.36
£69.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,744.10
|
$96.72
£74.88
|
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