Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 14.7% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Mali, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA3,004
|
$4.34
MWK7,506.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,034
|
$9.11
MWK15,750.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.87
MWK1,513.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA394
|
$0.43
MWK751.90
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Mali
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA643
|
$1.37
MWK2,368.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,889
|
$4.82
MWK8,345.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,792
|
$4.53
MWK7,830.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,575
|
$2.31
MWK3,999.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,186
|
$1.93
MWK3,346.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
MWK1,795.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.81
MWK1,406.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA612
|
$1.13
MWK1,948.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA777
|
$0.53
MWK914.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.72
MWK1,248.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.59
MWK1,017.78
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
Mali
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,356
|
$6.21
MWK10,739.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.32
MWK7,475.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,910.51
MWK62,116,297.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.54
MWK35,529.78
|
|
pay 64.2% more for housing
Mali
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,919
|
$187.17
MWK323,763.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA306,021
|
$203.55
MWK352,097.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA188,256
|
$99.20
MWK171,595.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA70,205
|
$41.38
MWK71,584.39
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$361.94
MWK626,067.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,469.79
MWK2,542,378.12
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,614
|
$1.12
MWK1,943.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,215
|
$2.92
MWK5,053.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA571
|
$1.59
MWK2,744.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,808
|
$51.53
MWK89,136.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,672
|
$3.95
MWK6,833.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.53
MWK78,755.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.18
MWK60,851.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$59.57
MWK103,044.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$71.18
MWK123,129.90
|
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