Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 41.9% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
$0.76
MWK1,321.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
$0.64
MWK1,105.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
$0.73
MWK1,269.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.70
MWK1,216.91
|
|
pay 77.1% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
$6.41
MWK11,075.50
|
|
pay 27.7% more for housing
Uganda
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
$291.36
MWK503,752.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
$135.70
MWK234,614.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
$35.40
MWK61,204.56
|
|
pay 92.8% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
$268.95
MWK465,002.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
$2.46
MWK4,249.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
$22.98
MWK39,736.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
$4.04
MWK6,977.52
|
|
pay 31.8% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
$42.71
MWK73,836.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
$62.59
MWK108,218.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
$80.68
MWK139,500.63
|
|
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