Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 4.4% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.00
|
$3.42
MWK5,947.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
$4.89
MWK8,496.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.76
MWK1,327.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.35
MWK608.94
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.68
MWK1,189.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.63
|
$7.09
MWK12,320.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$3.28
MWK5,694.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
$1.44
MWK2,495.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.73
|
$1.02
MWK1,763.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.95
MWK1,652.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.50
MWK872.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.08
MWK1,875.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.64
MWK1,110.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.73
MWK1,276.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.70
MWK1,223.00
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.77
|
$4.57
MWK7,945.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.55
|
$44.84
MWK77,916.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,805.29
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,732,777.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.60
|
$6.41
MWK11,130.90
|
|
pay 60.3% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.37
|
$136.92
MWK237,912.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€475.52
|
$291.36
MWK506,271.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€339.29
|
$135.70
MWK235,788.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.16
|
$35.40
MWK61,510.66
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€227.05
|
$268.95
MWK467,327.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,942.37
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,932,637.63
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$0.78
MWK1,359.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$2.46
MWK4,271.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.75
|
$2.93
MWK5,098.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.41
|
$22.98
MWK39,935.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.66
|
$4.04
MWK7,012.42
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.66
|
$42.71
MWK74,205.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.68
|
$25.43
MWK44,183.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.12
|
$62.59
MWK108,759.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.21
|
$80.68
MWK140,198.33
|
|
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