Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 2.4 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 54.2% more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
Rs314.81
|
$3.42
MWK5,919.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
Rs842.53
|
$4.89
MWK8,455.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
Rs54.24
|
$0.76
MWK1,321.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs22.50
|
$0.35
MWK606.00
|
|
pay 85.9% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
Rs60.60
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
Rs399.12
|
$7.09
MWK12,260.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
Rs366.17
|
$3.28
MWK5,667.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
Rs186.55
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
Rs174.70
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs115.29
|
$0.95
MWK1,644.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs52.08
|
$0.50
MWK868.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs68.19
|
$1.08
MWK1,866.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs33.64
|
$0.64
MWK1,105.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs26.40
|
$0.73
MWK1,270.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs32.65
|
$0.70
MWK1,217.09
|
|
pay 75.5% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
Rs516.83
|
$4.57
MWK7,907.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
Rs1,494.23
|
$44.84
MWK77,539.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
Rs4,142,862.75
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,506,936.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
Rs865.54
|
$6.41
MWK11,077.11
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
Rs1,808.41
|
$136.92
MWK236,762.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
Rs11,096.82
|
$291.36
MWK503,825.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
Rs7,424.31
|
$135.70
MWK234,648.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
Rs2,224.66
|
$35.40
MWK61,213.41
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
Rs7,758.40
|
$268.95
MWK465,069.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
Rs241,729.74
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,879,804.57
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
Rs266.21
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
Rs178.00
|
$2.46
MWK4,250.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
Rs300.68
|
$2.93
MWK5,073.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
Rs3,540.07
|
$22.98
MWK39,742.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
Rs343.07
|
$4.04
MWK6,978.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
Rs2,080.77
|
$42.71
MWK73,847.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
Rs2,706.78
|
$25.43
MWK43,970.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
Rs5,126.77
|
$62.59
MWK108,234.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
Rs3,743.63
|
$80.68
MWK139,520.81
|
|
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