Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 4.2 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,533.61
|
$18.07
£13.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,807.83
|
$8.96
£6.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,518.62
|
$2.14
£1.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK754.62
|
$1.52
£1.17
|
|
pay 30.1% more for groceries
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,377.20
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,375.92
|
$4.24
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,858.50
|
$5.75
£4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,013.54
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,358.28
|
$3.66
£2.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,802.42
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,411.73
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,955.42
|
$1.22
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK918.04
|
$1.40
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,253.02
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,021.45
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for transportation
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,778.24
|
$7.22
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,502.90
|
$94.64
£72.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,340,645.11
|
$33,464.66
£25,641.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,658.10
|
$16.98
£13.01
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK324,932.63
|
$37.59
£28.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK353,369.67
|
$1,224.35
£938.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK172,215.38
|
$974.65
£746.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,842.93
|
$234.45
£179.64
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK628,328.28
|
$1,426.61
£1,093.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,551,560.52
|
$18,036.83
£13,820.27
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,950.14
|
$5.42
£4.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,072.21
|
$3.93
£3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,754.23
|
$16.35
£12.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,458.55
|
$43.82
£33.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,858.17
|
$12.87
£9.86
|
|
pay 41.5% more for clothing
Malawi
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK79,040.08
|
$76.61
£58.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK61,071.48
|
$39.64
£30.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,416.75
|
$90.51
£69.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,574.61
|
$94.66
£72.53
|
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