Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 2.6 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 13.4% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH184.33
|
$3.42
MWK5,934.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH143.28
|
$4.89
MWK8,477.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.58
|
$0.76
MWK1,324.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.48
|
$0.35
MWK607.58
|
|
pay 96.9% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.48
|
$0.68
MWK1,186.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH127.44
|
$7.09
MWK12,292.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH125.11
|
$3.28
MWK5,681.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.84
|
$1.44
MWK2,490.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.83
|
$1.02
MWK1,759.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.92
|
$0.95
MWK1,649.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.58
|
$0.50
MWK870.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.83
|
$1.08
MWK1,871.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.66
|
$0.64
MWK1,108.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.67
|
$0.73
MWK1,273.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.98
|
$0.70
MWK1,220.26
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH151.18
|
$4.57
MWK7,927.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH282.80
|
$44.84
MWK77,742.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH758,776.26
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,628,271.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH132.83
|
$6.41
MWK11,106.01
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH174.74
|
$136.92
MWK237,380.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,285.26
|
$291.36
MWK505,139.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,174.19
|
$135.70
MWK235,260.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,457.78
|
$35.40
MWK61,373.11
|
|
pay 54.8% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,261.32
|
$268.95
MWK466,282.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH153,616.47
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,908,189.64
|
|
pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.70
|
$0.78
MWK1,356.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH38.22
|
$2.46
MWK4,261.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH77.22
|
$2.93
MWK5,086.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH746.73
|
$22.98
MWK39,845.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH118.05
|
$4.04
MWK6,996.74
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,599.99
|
$42.71
MWK74,040.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,208.64
|
$25.43
MWK44,084.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,571.53
|
$62.59
MWK108,516.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,913.89
|
$80.68
MWK139,884.82
|
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