Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 32.5% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
Malawi
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,514.56
|
$3.28
MGA14,564
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,767.87
|
$4.52
MGA20,088
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,514.78
|
$0.97
MGA4,325
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK752.71
|
$0.66
MGA2,913
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
Malawi
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,371.20
|
$0.96
MGA4,259
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,354.75
|
$5.06
MGA22,479
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,838.63
|
$3.72
MGA16,521
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,003.39
|
$2.04
MGA9,056
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,349.79
|
$2.70
MGA11,975
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,797.86
|
$0.74
MGA3,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,408.17
|
$0.34
MGA1,501
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,950.48
|
$0.58
MGA2,563
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK915.72
|
$0.38
MGA1,689
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,249.85
|
$0.28
MGA1,234
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,018.87
|
$0.39
MGA1,720
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
Malawi
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,751.00
|
$4.51
MGA20,008
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,183,064.15
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,297,650
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,567.97
|
$11.31
MGA50,229
|
|
pay 7.8% less for housing
Malawi
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK324,111.28
|
$62.29
MGA276,534
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK352,476.44
|
$299.81
MGA1,330,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK171,780.06
|
$109.21
MGA484,839
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,661.33
|
$32.30
MGA143,399
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK626,740.03
|
$135.77
MGA602,748
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,545,110.84
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,794,363
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,945.21
|
$0.91
MGA4,018
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,059.38
|
$1.19
MGA5,283
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
$2.59
MGA11,501
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,232.42
|
$33.94
MGA150,667
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
$6.79
MGA30,131
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Malawi
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,840.29
|
$18.59
MGA82,538
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK60,917.11
|
$18.48
MGA82,035
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,155.34
|
$79.19
MGA351,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,262.25
|
$64.20
MGA285,016
|
|
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