Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 18.1% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 16.1% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.58
|
$3.42
MWK5,920.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
$4.89
MWK8,457.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.56
|
$0.76
MWK1,321.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.02
|
$0.35
MWK606.15
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
$0.68
MWK1,184.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
$7.09
MWK12,263.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿237.57
|
$3.28
MWK5,668.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
$1.44
MWK2,484.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.31
|
$0.95
MWK1,645.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.55
|
$0.50
MWK868.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.13
|
$1.08
MWK1,867.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.70
|
$0.64
MWK1,105.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.71
|
$0.73
MWK1,270.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.91
|
$0.70
MWK1,217.38
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.08
|
$4.57
MWK7,909.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
$44.84
MWK77,558.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,518,187.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿356.19
|
$6.41
MWK11,079.79
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
$136.92
MWK236,819.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
$291.36
MWK503,947.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
$135.70
MWK234,705.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
$35.40
MWK61,228.22
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
$268.95
MWK465,181.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,882,436.50
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿69.84
|
$0.78
MWK1,353.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.54
|
$2.46
MWK4,251.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
$2.93
MWK5,074.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
$22.98
MWK39,751.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿207.21
|
$4.04
MWK6,980.22
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
$42.71
MWK73,865.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
$25.43
MWK43,980.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
$62.59
MWK108,260.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
$80.68
MWK139,554.56
|
|
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