Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 29.9% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Malawi instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 51.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Malawi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.28
|
$4.34
MWK7,527.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
$9.11
MWK15,794.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.69
|
$0.87
MWK1,517.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$0.43
MWK754.00
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Malawi
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$1.37
MWK2,375.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.35
|
$4.82
MWK8,369.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.55
|
$4.53
MWK7,852.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
$2.31
MWK4,010.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.89
|
$1.93
MWK3,355.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.04
MWK1,800.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.81
MWK1,410.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$1.13
MWK1,953.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$0.53
MWK917.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.59
MWK1,020.61
|
|
pay 20.3% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.71
|
$6.21
MWK10,769.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.82
|
$4.32
MWK7,496.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,289,209.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.43
|
$20.54
MWK35,628.68
|
|
pay 35.6% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Malawi
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
$187.17
MWK324,664.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
$203.55
MWK353,078.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£770.53
|
$99.20
MWK172,073.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
$41.38
MWK71,783.66
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
$361.94
MWK627,809.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,549,455.29
|
|
pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.28
|
$1.12
MWK1,948.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.10
|
$2.92
MWK5,068.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
$1.59
MWK2,751.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.64
|
$51.53
MWK89,384.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.18
|
$3.95
MWK6,852.51
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
$45.53
MWK78,974.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
$35.18
MWK61,021.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
$59.57
MWK103,331.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.84
|
$71.18
MWK123,472.65
|
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