Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 36.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Malawi instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Malawi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.72
|
$3.42
MWK3,513.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
$4.89
MWK5,019.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$0.76
MWK784.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.35
MWK359.71
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Malawi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.68
MWK702.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.89
|
$7.09
MWK7,277.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.76
|
$3.28
MWK3,363.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.08
|
$1.44
MWK1,474.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.54
|
$1.02
MWK1,041.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.95
MWK976.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.50
MWK515.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$1.08
MWK1,107.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.64
MWK656.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.73
MWK753.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.70
MWK722.44
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Malawi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.87
|
$4.57
MWK4,693.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.60
|
$44.84
MWK46,026.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,470.04
|
$26,894.87
MWK27,605,743.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.09
|
$6.41
MWK6,575.19
|
|
pay 6.5% more for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Malawi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.30
|
$136.92
MWK140,538.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£845.78
|
$291.36
MWK299,062.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£671.61
|
$135.70
MWK139,283.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£147.22
|
$35.40
MWK36,335.26
|
|
pay 69.7% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£952.84
|
$268.95
MWK276,057.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,294.03
|
$6,291.77
MWK6,458,070.91
|
|
pay 61.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Malawi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.98
|
$0.78
MWK803.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.88
|
$2.46
MWK2,523.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.90
|
$2.93
MWK3,011.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.55
|
$22.98
MWK23,590.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.62
|
$4.04
MWK4,142.34
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Malawi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.23
|
$42.71
MWK43,834.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.52
|
$25.43
MWK26,099.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.86
|
$62.59
MWK64,246.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.92
|
$80.68
MWK82,817.23
|
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