Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 38.3% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 71.1% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.76
MWK1,321.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
|
pay 54.0% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.64
MWK1,105.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.73
MWK1,269.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.70
MWK1,216.91
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$6.41
MWK11,075.50
|
|
pay 66.4% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$291.36
MWK503,752.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$135.70
MWK234,614.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$35.40
MWK61,204.56
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$268.95
MWK465,002.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
|
pay 71.9% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$2.46
MWK4,249.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$22.98
MWK39,736.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$4.04
MWK6,977.52
|
|
pay 77.6% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$42.71
MWK73,836.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$62.59
MWK108,218.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$80.68
MWK139,500.63
|
|
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