Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 80.1% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.42
|
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.16
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
$0.76
MWK1,321.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
|
pay 84.9% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.70
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.82
|
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.04
|
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.00
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.52
|
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.28
|
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.13
|
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
$0.64
MWK1,105.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
$0.73
MWK1,269.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
$0.70
MWK1,216.91
|
|
pay 88.9% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.44
|
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL268.49
|
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL280,670.43
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.61
|
$6.41
MWK11,075.50
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.26
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,001.58
|
$291.36
MWK503,752.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,743.24
|
$135.70
MWK234,614.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.91
|
$35.40
MWK61,204.56
|
|
pay 45.2% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,982.47
|
$268.95
MWK465,002.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL64,953.25
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
|
pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.85
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.26
|
$2.46
MWK4,249.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.74
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL440.47
|
$22.98
MWK39,736.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.33
|
$4.04
MWK6,977.52
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL748.50
|
$42.71
MWK73,836.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL541.07
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,363.50
|
$62.59
MWK108,218.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,559.99
|
$80.68
MWK139,500.63
|
|
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