Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 2.5% cheaper than North Korea.
If you lived in Malawi instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
North Korea
|
Malawi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$3.42
MWK5,934.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$4.89
MWK8,477.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$0.76
MWK1,324.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.35
MWK607.58
|
|
pay 40.9% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.68
MWK1,186.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$7.09
MWK12,292.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$3.28
MWK5,681.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$1.44
MWK2,490.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$1.02
MWK1,759.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.95
MWK1,649.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.50
MWK870.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.64
MWK1,108.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.73
MWK1,273.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.70
MWK1,220.26
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
North Korea
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$4.57
MWK7,927.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.84
MWK77,742.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,628,271.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$6.41
MWK11,106.01
|
pay 24.2% less for housing
North Korea
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$136.92
MWK237,380.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$291.36
MWK505,139.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$135.70
MWK235,260.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.40
MWK61,373.11
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$268.95
MWK466,282.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,291.77
MWK10,908,189.64
|
pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$0.78
MWK1,356.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$2.46
MWK4,261.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$2.93
MWK5,086.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$22.98
MWK39,845.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$4.04
MWK6,996.74
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
North Korea
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$42.71
MWK74,040.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.43
MWK44,084.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$62.59
MWK108,516.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$80.68
MWK139,884.82
|
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