Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 23.0% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$4.32
MWK7,498.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$9.04
MWK15,692.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$0.87
MWK1,512.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$0.43
MWK751.10
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$1.36
MWK2,368.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$4.82
MWK8,360.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$4.51
MWK7,831.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$2.31
MWK4,002.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$1.93
MWK3,341.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$1.03
MWK1,795.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$0.81
MWK1,404.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$1.12
MWK1,941.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$0.53
MWK914.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$0.72
MWK1,248.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$0.59
MWK1,017.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$6.19
MWK10,737.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$4.32
MWK7,498.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$35,669.17
MWK61,886,003.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$20.40
MWK35,398.06
|
|
pay 50.9% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$186.12
MWK322,926.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$202.19
MWK350,792.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$98.76
MWK171,353.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$41.29
MWK71,631.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$354.75
MWK615,497.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$1,467.81
MWK2,546,650.33
|
|
pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$1.12
MWK1,942.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$2.91
MWK5,053.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$1.59
MWK2,752.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$51.33
MWK89,062.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$3.95
MWK6,854.22
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$45.22
MWK78,463.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$34.94
MWK60,626.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$59.17
MWK102,662.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$70.71
MWK122,673.40
|
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