Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 23.8% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
|
Grenada
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.32
MWK7,517.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
$9.04
MWK15,730.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
$0.87
MWK1,516.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
$0.43
MWK752.93
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Grenada
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
$1.36
MWK2,373.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$4.82
MWK8,381.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
$4.51
MWK7,850.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
$2.31
MWK4,011.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
$1.93
MWK3,349.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.03
MWK1,799.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.53
MWK916.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.77
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
|
Grenada
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
$6.19
MWK10,763.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$35,669.17
MWK62,036,520.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
$20.40
MWK35,484.15
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
|
Grenada
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
$186.12
MWK323,711.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
$202.19
MWK351,645.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
$98.76
MWK171,770.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
$41.29
MWK71,805.30
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Grenada
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$354.75
MWK616,994.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$1,467.81
MWK2,552,844.18
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Grenada
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$1.12
MWK1,946.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.91
MWK5,066.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
$51.33
MWK89,279.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
|
Grenada
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$45.22
MWK78,654.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$34.94
MWK60,773.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$59.17
MWK102,912.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$70.71
MWK122,971.76
|
|
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