Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 95.7% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bhutan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN248.91
|
$4.32
MWK7,498.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN248.91
|
$9.04
MWK15,692.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.80
|
$0.87
MWK1,512.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.76
|
$0.43
MWK751.10
|
|
pay 66.4% more for groceries
|
Bhutan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.65
|
$1.36
MWK2,368.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN141.88
|
$4.82
MWK8,360.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN267.59
|
$4.51
MWK7,831.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN186.18
|
$2.31
MWK4,002.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN146.78
|
$1.93
MWK3,341.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.32
|
$1.03
MWK1,795.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.32
|
$0.81
MWK1,404.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.55
|
$1.12
MWK1,941.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.16
|
$0.53
MWK914.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.42
|
$0.72
MWK1,248.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.68
|
$0.59
MWK1,017.29
|
|
pay 42.5% more for transportation
|
Bhutan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN331.63
|
$6.19
MWK10,737.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN335.06
|
$4.32
MWK7,498.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,792,154.54
|
$35,669.17
MWK61,886,003.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,274.42
|
$20.40
MWK35,398.06
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Bhutan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,639.37
|
$186.12
MWK322,926.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,512.64
|
$202.19
MWK350,792.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,705.57
|
$98.76
MWK171,353.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,409.60
|
$41.29
MWK71,631.08
|
|
pay 80.4% more for childcare
|
Bhutan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,784.01
|
$354.75
MWK615,497.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,249.38
|
$1,467.81
MWK2,546,650.33
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bhutan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN543.28
|
$1.12
MWK1,942.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.43
|
$2.91
MWK5,053.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN323.58
|
$1.59
MWK2,752.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,148.51
|
$51.33
MWK89,062.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN298.69
|
$3.95
MWK6,854.22
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Bhutan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN796.51
|
$45.22
MWK78,463.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN995.64
|
$34.94
MWK60,626.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,738.01
|
$59.17
MWK102,662.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,738.01
|
$70.71
MWK122,673.40
|
|
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