Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 30.8% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.9% more in Malawi
- Groceries
-
pay 1.1% more in Malawi
- Transportation
-
pay 27.9% more in Malawi
- Housing
-
pay 36.3% more in Malawi
- Childcare
-
pay 49.6% more in Malawi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3% more in Malawi
The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Malawi are more expensive than in Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 67.9% more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$4.32
MWK7,494.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
$9.04
MWK15,683.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$0.87
MWK1,512.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA320
|
$0.43
MWK750.69
|
|
pay 1.1% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
$1.36
MWK2,366.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$4.82
MWK8,356.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
$4.51
MWK7,827.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
$2.31
MWK3,999.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
$1.93
MWK3,339.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA894
|
$1.03
MWK1,794.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA300
|
$0.81
MWK1,404.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.12
MWK1,940.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA630
|
$0.53
MWK914.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA721
|
$0.72
MWK1,248.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.59
MWK1,016.74
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
$6.19
MWK10,731.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.32
MWK7,494.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,669.17
MWK61,852,226.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.40
MWK35,378.74
|
|
pay 36.3% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
$186.12
MWK322,750.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
$202.19
MWK350,601.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
$98.76
MWK171,260.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
$41.29
MWK71,591.98
|
|
pay 49.6% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
$354.75
MWK615,162.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
$1,467.81
MWK2,545,260.39
|
|
pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA690
|
$1.12
MWK1,941.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$2.91
MWK5,051.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$1.59
MWK2,751.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
$51.33
MWK89,014.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$3.95
MWK6,850.48
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.22
MWK78,420.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.94
MWK60,593.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$59.17
MWK102,606.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$70.71
MWK122,606.44
|
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