Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 8.2% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$4.34
MWK7,515.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$9.11
MWK15,769.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.87
MWK1,514.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.43
MWK752.81
|
|
pay 76.8% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$1.37
MWK2,371.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$4.82
MWK8,355.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$4.53
MWK7,839.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$2.31
MWK4,003.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$1.93
MWK3,350.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$1.13
MWK1,950.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$0.53
MWK915.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.72
MWK1,250.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.00
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$6.21
MWK10,752.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$4.32
MWK7,484.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,191,129.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$20.54
MWK35,572.58
|
|
pay 18.7% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$187.17
MWK324,153.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$203.55
MWK352,522.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$99.20
MWK171,802.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$41.38
MWK71,670.63
|
|
pay 2.6% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$361.94
MWK626,821.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,545,440.96
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$2.92
MWK5,060.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$51.53
MWK89,243.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$3.95
MWK6,841.72
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$45.53
MWK78,850.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$35.18
MWK60,925.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$59.57
MWK103,168.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$71.18
MWK123,278.23
|
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