Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 31.9% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,568.65
|
$4.32
MWK7,517.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,710.94
|
$9.04
MWK15,730.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,317.78
|
$0.87
MWK1,516.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS999.84
|
$0.43
MWK752.93
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,423.89
|
$1.36
MWK2,373.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,824.96
|
$4.82
MWK8,381.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,266.72
|
$4.51
MWK7,850.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,786.69
|
$2.31
MWK4,011.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,633.80
|
$1.93
MWK3,349.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS903.34
|
$1.03
MWK1,799.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS845.57
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS642.48
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,003.83
|
$0.53
MWK916.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS462.50
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS455.62
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.77
|
|
pay 32.8% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,650.85
|
$6.19
MWK10,763.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,240.33
|
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS28,849,709.47
|
$35,669.17
MWK62,036,520.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS9,868.78
|
$20.40
MWK35,484.15
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,313.31
|
$186.12
MWK323,711.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS302,561.48
|
$202.19
MWK351,645.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS221,100.19
|
$98.76
MWK171,770.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS41,807.01
|
$41.29
MWK71,805.30
|
|
pay 28.0% more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS173,205.46
|
$354.75
MWK616,994.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,833,832.53
|
$1,467.81
MWK2,552,844.18
|
|
pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,804.23
|
$1.12
MWK1,946.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,080.58
|
$2.91
MWK5,066.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,350.96
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS18,865.33
|
$51.33
MWK89,279.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,750.53
|
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS79,372.98
|
$45.22
MWK78,654.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS68,951.61
|
$34.94
MWK60,773.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS107,339.73
|
$59.17
MWK102,912.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS99,918.51
|
$70.71
MWK122,971.76
|
|
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