Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 11.2% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$115.79
|
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$158.80
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.83
|
$0.76
MWK1,321.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$65.97
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$242.92
|
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$378.98
|
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$88.86
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$117.16
|
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.45
|
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.44
|
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.02
|
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.19
|
$0.64
MWK1,105.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.27
|
$0.73
MWK1,269.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.46
|
$0.70
MWK1,216.91
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$125.26
|
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,142.38
|
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,313.36
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$310.18
|
$6.41
MWK11,075.50
|
|
pay 94.3% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$759.82
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,434.83
|
$291.36
MWK503,752.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,671.07
|
$135.70
MWK234,614.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.13
|
$35.40
MWK61,204.56
|
|
pay 43.4% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,864.24
|
$268.95
MWK465,002.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$370,250.43
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$59.90
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$88.43
|
$2.46
MWK4,249.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.03
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,256.34
|
$22.98
MWK39,736.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$307.15
|
$4.04
MWK6,977.52
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,160.89
|
$42.71
MWK73,836.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,003.76
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.05
|
$62.59
MWK108,218.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,642.69
|
$80.68
MWK139,500.63
|
|
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