Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 2.8% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$3.42
MWK5,919.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$4.89
MWK8,455.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$0.76
MWK1,321.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.35
MWK606.00
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$7.09
MWK12,260.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$3.28
MWK5,667.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$1.02
MWK1,755.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$0.95
MWK1,644.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.50
MWK868.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$1.08
MWK1,866.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$0.64
MWK1,105.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$0.73
MWK1,270.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$0.70
MWK1,217.09
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$4.57
MWK7,907.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$44.84
MWK77,539.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$26,894.87
MWK46,506,936.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$6.41
MWK11,077.11
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$136.92
MWK236,762.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$291.36
MWK503,825.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$135.70
MWK234,648.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$35.40
MWK61,213.41
|
|
pay 14.6% less for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$268.95
MWK465,069.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$6,291.77
MWK10,879,804.57
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$0.78
MWK1,352.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$2.46
MWK4,250.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$2.93
MWK5,073.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$22.98
MWK39,742.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$4.04
MWK6,978.53
|
|
pay 76.7% more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$42.71
MWK73,847.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$25.43
MWK43,970.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$62.59
MWK108,234.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$80.68
MWK139,520.81
|
|
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