Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 18.4% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Mali, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Malawi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,906
|
$3.42
MWK5,947.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,964
|
$4.89
MWK8,496.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA546
|
$0.76
MWK1,327.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.35
MWK608.94
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Mali
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA532
|
$0.68
MWK1,189.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,792
|
$7.09
MWK12,320.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,030
|
$3.28
MWK5,694.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,163
|
$1.44
MWK2,495.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,105
|
$1.02
MWK1,763.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
MWK1,652.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.50
MWK872.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA654
|
$1.08
MWK1,875.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA779
|
$0.64
MWK1,110.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA283
|
$0.73
MWK1,276.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA372
|
$0.70
MWK1,223.00
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Mali
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA2,998
|
$4.57
MWK7,945.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.84
MWK77,916.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,662,227
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,732,777.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.41
MWK11,130.90
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
Mali
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,041
|
$136.92
MWK237,912.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA613,245
|
$291.36
MWK506,271.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA330,165
|
$135.70
MWK235,788.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,324
|
$35.40
MWK61,510.66
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
Mali
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$268.95
MWK467,327.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,358,934
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,932,637.63
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,226
|
$0.78
MWK1,359.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
$2.46
MWK4,271.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA920
|
$2.93
MWK5,098.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA42,892
|
$22.98
MWK39,935.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,679
|
$4.04
MWK7,012.42
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Mali
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.71
MWK74,205.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,331
|
$25.43
MWK44,183.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$62.59
MWK108,759.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,656
|
$80.68
MWK140,198.33
|
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