Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 20.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.14
|
$4.34
MWK7,514.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.09
|
$9.11
MWK15,767.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.43
|
$0.87
MWK1,514.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.80
|
$0.43
MWK752.71
|
|
pay 48.0% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.94
|
$1.37
MWK2,371.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.62
|
$4.82
MWK8,354.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.97
|
$4.53
MWK7,838.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.33
|
$2.31
MWK4,003.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.09
|
$1.93
MWK3,349.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
$1.04
MWK1,797.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.71
|
$1.13
MWK1,950.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.49
|
$0.53
MWK915.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.48
|
$0.72
MWK1,249.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
$0.59
MWK1,018.87
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.16
|
$6.21
MWK10,751.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$501.01
|
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$260,326.05
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,183,064.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.22
|
$20.54
MWK35,567.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.30
|
$187.17
MWK324,111.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,175.02
|
$203.55
MWK352,476.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,639.18
|
$99.20
MWK171,780.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,533.50
|
$41.38
MWK71,661.33
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,269.76
|
$361.94
MWK626,740.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$169,191.89
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,545,110.84
|
|
pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.12
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.53
|
$2.92
MWK5,059.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$675.01
|
$51.53
MWK89,232.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$596.17
|
$45.53
MWK78,840.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.96
|
$35.18
MWK60,917.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$715.02
|
$59.57
MWK103,155.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,056.43
|
$71.18
MWK123,262.25
|
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