Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 22.8% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
$3.42
MWK5,920.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
$4.89
MWK8,457.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
$0.76
MWK1,321.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$0.35
MWK606.15
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
$0.68
MWK1,184.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
$7.09
MWK12,263.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
$3.28
MWK5,668.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
$1.44
MWK2,484.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
$0.95
MWK1,645.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
$0.50
MWK868.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS914
|
$1.08
MWK1,867.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$0.64
MWK1,105.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$0.73
MWK1,270.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
$0.70
MWK1,217.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
$4.57
MWK7,909.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
$44.84
MWK77,558.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,518,187.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
$6.41
MWK11,079.79
|
|
pay 9.7% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
$136.92
MWK236,819.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
$291.36
MWK503,947.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
$135.70
MWK234,705.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
$35.40
MWK61,228.22
|
|
pay 0.8% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
$268.95
MWK465,181.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,882,436.50
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
$0.78
MWK1,353.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
$2.46
MWK4,251.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
$2.93
MWK5,074.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
$22.98
MWK39,751.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
$4.04
MWK6,980.22
|
|
pay 33.7% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
$42.71
MWK73,865.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
$25.43
MWK43,980.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
$62.59
MWK108,260.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
$80.68
MWK139,554.56
|
|
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