Cost of living comparison
Australia is 4.2 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Australia instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,514.56
|
$16.79
A$25.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,767.87
|
$9.81
A$14.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,514.78
|
$2.56
A$3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK752.71
|
$2.14
A$3.21
|
|
pay 70.7% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,371.20
|
$2.33
A$3.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,354.75
|
$4.71
A$7.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,838.63
|
$5.75
A$8.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,003.39
|
$3.86
A$5.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,349.79
|
$3.99
A$5.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,797.86
|
$1.43
A$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,408.17
|
$1.25
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,950.48
|
$1.39
A$2.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK915.72
|
$2.00
A$3.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,249.85
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,018.87
|
$0.95
A$1.42
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Malawi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,751.00
|
$4.73
A$7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
$84.46
A$126.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,183,064.15
|
$27,859.34
A$41,818.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,567.97
|
$18.12
A$27.21
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK324,111.28
|
$55.36
A$83.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK352,476.44
|
$1,258.08
A$1,888.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK171,780.06
|
$971.44
A$1,458.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,661.33
|
$141.88
A$212.97
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK626,740.03
|
$1,377.23
A$2,067.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,545,110.84
|
$14,720.56
A$22,096.31
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,945.21
|
$6.69
A$10.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,059.38
|
$3.60
A$5.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
$28.13
A$42.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,232.42
|
$53.84
A$80.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
$13.24
A$19.87
|
|
pay 64.4% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,840.29
|
$75.27
A$112.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK60,917.11
|
$54.30
A$81.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,155.34
|
$102.43
A$153.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,262.25
|
$118.12
A$177.30
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Australia or Malawi. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.