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
KGS504.64
|
$4.32
MWK7,464.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
$9.04
MWK15,620.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
$0.87
MWK1,505.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
$0.43
MWK747.65
|
|
pay 62.0% more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
$1.36
MWK2,357.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
$4.82
MWK8,322.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
$4.51
MWK7,795.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
$2.31
MWK3,983.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
$1.93
MWK3,325.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
$1.03
MWK1,787.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
$0.81
MWK1,398.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
$1.12
MWK1,932.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
$0.53
MWK910.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
$0.72
MWK1,243.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
$0.59
MWK1,012.62
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
$6.19
MWK10,687.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
$35,669.17
MWK61,601,594.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
$20.40
MWK35,235.38
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
$186.12
MWK321,442.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
$202.19
MWK349,180.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
$98.76
MWK170,566.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
$41.29
MWK71,301.88
|
|
pay 11.1% less for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
$354.75
MWK612,669.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
$1,467.81
MWK2,534,946.69
|
|
pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
$1.12
MWK1,933.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
$2.91
MWK5,030.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
$51.33
MWK88,653.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
$45.22
MWK78,103.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
$34.94
MWK60,347.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
$59.17
MWK102,190.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
$70.71
MWK122,109.63
|
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