Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 43.4% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 86.5% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
$0.76
MWK1,321.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
|
pay 71.3% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
$0.64
MWK1,105.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
$0.73
MWK1,269.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
$0.70
MWK1,216.91
|
|
pay 11.2% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
$6.41
MWK11,075.50
|
|
pay 9.3% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
$291.36
MWK503,752.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
$135.70
MWK234,614.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
$35.40
MWK61,204.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
$268.95
MWK465,002.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
|
pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$2.46
MWK4,249.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
$22.98
MWK39,736.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
$4.04
MWK6,977.52
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
$42.71
MWK73,836.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
$62.59
MWK108,218.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
$80.68
MWK139,500.63
|
|
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