Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 3.8% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$172.21
|
$4.34
MWK7,514.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$144.72
|
$9.11
MWK15,767.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$22.97
|
$0.87
MWK1,514.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$17.33
|
$0.43
MWK752.71
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$45.51
|
$1.37
MWK2,371.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$70.91
|
$4.82
MWK8,354.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$99.89
|
$4.53
MWK7,838.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$45.57
|
$2.31
MWK4,003.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$59.28
|
$1.93
MWK3,349.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$22.39
|
$1.04
MWK1,797.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$10.75
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$13.38
|
$1.13
MWK1,950.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
$0.53
MWK915.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$15.37
|
$0.72
MWK1,249.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.18
|
$0.59
MWK1,018.87
|
|
pay 1.8% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$90.52
|
$6.21
MWK10,751.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$491.63
|
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$387,007.28
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,183,064.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$295.47
|
$20.54
MWK35,567.97
|
|
pay 74.5% more for housing
Mexico
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$562.58
|
$187.17
MWK324,111.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$10,188.76
|
$203.55
MWK352,476.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$7,215.13
|
$99.20
MWK171,780.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$933.42
|
$41.38
MWK71,661.33
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$3,915.78
|
$361.94
MWK626,740.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$81,927.60
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,545,110.84
|
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$43.69
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$57.00
|
$2.92
MWK5,059.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$73.72
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$660.32
|
$51.53
MWK89,232.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$88.71
|
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
Mexico
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$930.04
|
$45.53
MWK78,840.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$724.38
|
$35.18
MWK60,917.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,632.95
|
$59.57
MWK103,155.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,544.85
|
$71.18
MWK123,262.25
|
|
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