Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 84.2% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 12.7% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD216.74
|
$4.34
MWK7,514.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD235.84
|
$9.11
MWK15,767.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD32.96
|
$0.87
MWK1,514.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.49
|
$0.43
MWK752.71
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.25
|
$1.37
MWK2,371.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.33
|
$4.82
MWK8,354.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.21
|
$4.53
MWK7,838.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD97.98
|
$2.31
MWK4,003.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.72
|
$1.93
MWK3,349.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD72.91
|
$1.04
MWK1,797.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.05
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.69
|
$1.13
MWK1,950.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.79
|
$0.53
MWK915.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.92
|
$0.72
MWK1,249.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.47
|
$0.59
MWK1,018.87
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD131.99
|
$6.21
MWK10,751.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,892.74
|
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD803,537.50
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,183,064.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD841.30
|
$20.54
MWK35,567.97
|
|
pay 94.5% more for housing
Suriname
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,022.62
|
$187.17
MWK324,111.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,382.14
|
$203.55
MWK352,476.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,617.38
|
$99.20
MWK171,780.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,310.32
|
$41.38
MWK71,661.33
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,431.59
|
$361.94
MWK626,740.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,524.25
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,545,110.84
|
|
pay 44.3% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.49
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.61
|
$2.92
MWK5,059.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.42
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.20
|
$51.53
MWK89,232.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD148.96
|
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD935.95
|
$45.53
MWK78,840.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD901.63
|
$35.18
MWK60,917.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,427.27
|
$59.57
MWK103,155.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,517.90
|
$71.18
MWK123,262.25
|
|
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