Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 8.2% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
|
pay 76.8% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
|
pay 18.7% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
|
pay 2.6% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
|
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