Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 65.2% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 91.2% more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
$4.32
MWK7,464.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
$9.04
MWK15,620.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
$0.87
MWK1,505.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
$0.43
MWK747.65
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Malawi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
$1.36
MWK2,357.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
$4.82
MWK8,322.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
$4.51
MWK7,795.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
$2.31
MWK3,983.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
$1.93
MWK3,325.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
$1.03
MWK1,787.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
$0.81
MWK1,398.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
$1.12
MWK1,932.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
$0.53
MWK910.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
$0.72
MWK1,243.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
$0.59
MWK1,012.62
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
$6.19
MWK10,687.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
$35,669.17
MWK61,601,594.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
$20.40
MWK35,235.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Malawi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
$186.12
MWK321,442.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
$202.19
MWK349,180.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
$98.76
MWK170,566.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
$41.29
MWK71,301.88
|
|
pay 70.1% more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
$354.75
MWK612,669.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
$1,467.81
MWK2,534,946.69
|
|
pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
$1.12
MWK1,933.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
$2.91
MWK5,030.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
$51.33
MWK88,653.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Malawi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
$45.22
MWK78,103.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
$34.94
MWK60,347.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
$59.17
MWK102,190.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
$70.71
MWK122,109.63
|
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