Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 13.6% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 32.9% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.79
|
$4.34
MWK7,540.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.52
|
$9.11
MWK15,822.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
$0.87
MWK1,520.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.43
MWK755.33
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
$1.37
MWK2,379.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.84
|
$4.82
MWK8,383.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.22
|
$4.53
MWK7,865.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$2.31
MWK4,017.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.77
|
$1.93
MWK3,361.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.04
MWK1,804.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.81
MWK1,413.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.13
MWK1,957.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.53
MWK918.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.72
MWK1,254.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.59
MWK1,022.42
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.37
|
$6.21
MWK10,788.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.25
|
$4.32
MWK7,510.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,934.33
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,399,673.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.65
|
$20.54
MWK35,691.87
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€15.04
|
$187.17
MWK325,240.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€326.83
|
$203.55
MWK353,704.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€251.09
|
$99.20
MWK172,378.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€171.52
|
$41.38
MWK71,910.96
|
|
pay 47.9% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€359.52
|
$361.94
MWK628,923.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,229.86
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,553,976.52
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.86
|
$1.12
MWK1,951.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.67
|
$2.92
MWK5,077.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.65
|
$1.59
MWK2,756.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.34
|
$51.53
MWK89,543.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.23
|
$3.95
MWK6,864.66
|
|
pay 33.3% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€72.87
|
$45.53
MWK79,114.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.41
|
$35.18
MWK61,129.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€78.42
|
$59.57
MWK103,514.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€113.67
|
$71.18
MWK123,691.62
|
|
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