Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 13.7% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$4.32
MWK7,464.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$9.04
MWK15,620.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$0.87
MWK1,505.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.43
MWK747.65
|
|
pay 65.3% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
$1.36
MWK2,357.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
$4.82
MWK8,322.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
$4.51
MWK7,795.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
$2.31
MWK3,983.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
$1.93
MWK3,325.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
$1.03
MWK1,787.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
$0.81
MWK1,398.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
$1.12
MWK1,932.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
$0.53
MWK910.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
$0.72
MWK1,243.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
$0.59
MWK1,012.62
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
$6.19
MWK10,687.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
$35,669.17
MWK61,601,594.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$20.40
MWK35,235.38
|
|
pay 72.3% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$186.12
MWK321,442.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
$202.19
MWK349,180.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
$98.76
MWK170,566.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$41.29
MWK71,301.88
|
|
pay 8.8% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
$354.75
MWK612,669.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
$1,467.81
MWK2,534,946.69
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$1.12
MWK1,933.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
$2.91
MWK5,030.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
$51.33
MWK88,653.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
$45.22
MWK78,103.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$34.94
MWK60,347.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
$59.17
MWK102,190.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
$70.71
MWK122,109.63
|
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