Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.6 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Italy instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,514.56
|
$15.81
€14.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,767.87
|
$10.17
€9.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,514.78
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK752.71
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,371.20
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,354.75
|
$6.81
€6.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,838.63
|
$5.59
€5.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,003.39
|
$3.41
€3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,349.79
|
$5.01
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,797.86
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,408.17
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,950.48
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK915.72
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,249.85
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,018.87
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Malawi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,751.00
|
$7.33
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
$38.24
€35.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,183,064.15
|
$26,985.59
€24,856.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,567.97
|
$19.55
€18.01
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK324,111.28
|
$29.86
€27.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK352,476.44
|
$660.64
€608.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK171,780.06
|
$504.89
€465.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,661.33
|
$158.99
€146.45
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK626,740.03
|
$519.28
€478.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,545,110.84
|
$9,615.09
€8,856.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,945.21
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,059.38
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
$6.16
€5.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,232.42
|
$52.41
€48.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
$9.51
€8.76
|
|
pay 42.2% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,840.29
|
$76.74
€70.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK60,917.11
|
$34.05
€31.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,155.34
|
$84.06
€77.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,262.25
|
$115.51
€106.40
|
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