Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 75.4% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 23.3% more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
$4.32
MWK7,517.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
$9.04
MWK15,730.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
$0.87
MWK1,516.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
$0.43
MWK752.93
|
|
pay 62.0% more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
$1.36
MWK2,373.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
$4.82
MWK8,381.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
$4.51
MWK7,850.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
$2.31
MWK4,011.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
$1.93
MWK3,349.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
$1.03
MWK1,799.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
$0.53
MWK916.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
$6.19
MWK10,763.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
$35,669.17
MWK62,036,520.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
$20.40
MWK35,484.15
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
$186.12
MWK323,711.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
$202.19
MWK351,645.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
$98.76
MWK171,770.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
$41.29
MWK71,805.30
|
|
pay 11.1% less for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
$354.75
MWK616,994.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
$1,467.81
MWK2,552,844.18
|
|
pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
$1.12
MWK1,946.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
$2.91
MWK5,066.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
$51.33
MWK89,279.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
$45.22
MWK78,654.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
$34.94
MWK60,773.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
$59.17
MWK102,912.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
$70.71
MWK122,971.76
|
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