Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 29.5% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Malawi instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$3.42
MWK5,947.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$4.89
MWK8,496.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.76
MWK1,327.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.35
MWK608.94
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$0.68
MWK1,189.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$7.09
MWK12,320.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$3.28
MWK5,694.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$1.44
MWK2,495.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$1.02
MWK1,763.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$0.95
MWK1,652.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.50
MWK872.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$1.08
MWK1,875.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.64
MWK1,110.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.73
MWK1,276.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.70
MWK1,223.00
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$4.57
MWK7,945.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
$44.84
MWK77,916.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,732,777.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$6.41
MWK11,130.90
|
|
pay 47.7% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$136.92
MWK237,912.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$291.36
MWK506,271.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$135.70
MWK235,788.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$35.40
MWK61,510.66
|
|
pay 26.6% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
$268.95
MWK467,327.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,932,637.63
|
|
pay 63.6% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$0.78
MWK1,359.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$2.46
MWK4,271.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$2.93
MWK5,098.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$22.98
MWK39,935.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$4.04
MWK7,012.42
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$42.71
MWK74,205.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$25.43
MWK44,183.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$62.59
MWK108,759.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$80.68
MWK140,198.33
|
|
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