Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 40.5% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 84.0% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL55.13
|
$4.34
MWK7,514.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL41.86
|
$9.11
MWK15,767.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.68
|
$0.87
MWK1,514.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.87
|
$0.43
MWK752.71
|
|
pay 54.2% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.62
|
$1.37
MWK2,371.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL86.80
|
$4.82
MWK8,354.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL72.14
|
$4.53
MWK7,838.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL30.63
|
$2.31
MWK4,003.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL35.20
|
$1.93
MWK3,349.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.43
|
$1.04
MWK1,797.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL6.02
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.72
|
$1.13
MWK1,950.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.42
|
$0.53
MWK915.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL8.11
|
$0.72
MWK1,249.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.49
|
$0.59
MWK1,018.87
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL84.88
|
$6.21
MWK10,751.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL536.02
|
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL306,299.20
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,183,064.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL459.56
|
$20.54
MWK35,567.97
|
|
pay 41.4% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL1,020.83
|
$187.17
MWK324,111.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL4,083.99
|
$203.55
MWK352,476.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,318.24
|
$99.20
MWK171,780.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,067.04
|
$41.38
MWK71,661.33
|
|
pay 63.7% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,286.34
|
$361.94
MWK626,740.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL89,862.86
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,545,110.84
|
|
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL33.18
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL31.31
|
$2.92
MWK5,059.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL45.94
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL510.50
|
$51.53
MWK89,232.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL66.36
|
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL931.55
|
$45.53
MWK78,840.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL425.42
|
$35.18
MWK60,917.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,327.30
|
$59.57
MWK103,155.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,442.30
|
$71.18
MWK123,262.25
|
|
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