Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 2.3 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Iran, you would:
pay 35.4% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR161,126
|
$4.34
MWK7,514.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR146,439
|
$9.11
MWK15,767.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,938
|
$0.87
MWK1,514.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,369
|
$0.43
MWK752.71
|
|
pay 96.9% more for groceries
Iran
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,605
|
$1.37
MWK2,371.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,529
|
$4.82
MWK8,354.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR121,290
|
$4.53
MWK7,838.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,722
|
$2.31
MWK4,003.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,582
|
$1.93
MWK3,349.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,873
|
$1.04
MWK1,797.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR34,072
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,707
|
$1.13
MWK1,950.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,922
|
$0.53
MWK915.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,340
|
$0.72
MWK1,249.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,183
|
$0.59
MWK1,018.87
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,450
|
$6.21
MWK10,751.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR488,028
|
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,884,352,630
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,183,064.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,974
|
$20.54
MWK35,567.97
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Iran
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR552,377
|
$187.17
MWK324,111.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,356,251
|
$203.55
MWK352,476.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,290,060
|
$99.20
MWK171,780.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR536,517
|
$41.38
MWK71,661.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,885,614
|
$361.94
MWK626,740.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,562,278
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,545,110.84
|
|
pay 96.3% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,373
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,335
|
$2.92
MWK5,059.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR83,135
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR749,128
|
$51.53
MWK89,232.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR69,223
|
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Iran
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,467,639
|
$45.53
MWK78,840.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,304,106
|
$35.18
MWK60,917.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,548,250
|
$59.57
MWK103,155.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,869,223
|
$71.18
MWK123,262.25
|
|
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