Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 20.2% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
$0.76
MWK1,321.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
$0.64
MWK1,105.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$0.73
MWK1,269.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$0.70
MWK1,216.91
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
$6.41
MWK11,075.50
|
|
pay 49.6% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
$291.36
MWK503,752.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
$135.70
MWK234,614.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
$35.40
MWK61,204.56
|
|
pay 66.9% more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
$268.95
MWK465,002.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
|
pay 62.3% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
$2.46
MWK4,249.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
$22.98
MWK39,736.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
$4.04
MWK6,977.52
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
$42.71
MWK73,836.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
$62.59
MWK108,218.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
$80.68
MWK139,500.63
|
|
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