Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 26.2% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK1,321.03
|
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
|
pay 39.3% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.39
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK1,105.06
|
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK1,269.88
|
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK1,216.91
|
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
|
pay 62.2% more for transportation
Malawi
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK11,075.50
|
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
Malawi
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK503,752.29
|
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK234,614.70
|
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK61,204.56
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
|
pay 28.2% less for childcare
Malawi
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK465,002.11
|
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
|
pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK4,249.84
|
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK39,736.54
|
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK6,977.52
|
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK73,836.70
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK108,218.67
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK139,500.63
|
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
|
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