Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 9.4% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.80
|
$4.32
MWK7,464.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.78
|
$9.04
MWK15,620.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.31
|
$0.87
MWK1,505.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$0.43
MWK747.65
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
$1.36
MWK2,357.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.96
|
$4.82
MWK8,322.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.46
|
$4.51
MWK7,795.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.61
|
$2.31
MWK3,983.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.93
|
$1.93
MWK3,325.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$1.03
MWK1,787.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$0.81
MWK1,398.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$1.12
MWK1,932.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$0.53
MWK910.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.37
|
$0.72
MWK1,243.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.36
|
$0.59
MWK1,012.62
|
|
pay 16.7% more for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.48
|
$6.19
MWK10,687.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.78
|
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,550.54
|
$35,669.17
MWK61,601,594.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.70
|
$20.40
MWK35,235.38
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.51
|
$186.12
MWK321,442.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€448.37
|
$202.19
MWK349,180.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€309.38
|
$98.76
MWK170,566.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€188.72
|
$41.29
MWK71,301.88
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€410.06
|
$354.75
MWK612,669.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,831.55
|
$1,467.81
MWK2,534,946.69
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$1.12
MWK1,933.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.94
|
$2.91
MWK5,030.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.74
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.95
|
$51.33
MWK88,653.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.59
|
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€73.35
|
$45.22
MWK78,103.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€41.39
|
$34.94
MWK60,347.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.94
|
$59.17
MWK102,190.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€115.70
|
$70.71
MWK122,109.63
|
|
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