Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 30.3% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 55.3% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.76
MWK1,321.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.64
MWK1,105.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.73
MWK1,269.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.70
MWK1,216.91
|
|
pay 76.6% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$6.41
MWK11,075.50
|
|
pay 0.5% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$291.36
MWK503,752.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$135.70
MWK234,614.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$35.40
MWK61,204.56
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$268.95
MWK465,002.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.46
MWK4,249.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$22.98
MWK39,736.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$4.04
MWK6,977.52
|
|
pay 91.8% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$42.71
MWK73,836.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$62.59
MWK108,218.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$80.68
MWK139,500.63
|
|
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