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
LBP628,693
|
$4.32
MWK7,517.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$9.04
MWK15,730.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$0.87
MWK1,516.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.43
MWK752.93
|
|
pay 65.3% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
$1.36
MWK2,373.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
$4.82
MWK8,381.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
$4.51
MWK7,850.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
$2.31
MWK4,011.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
$1.93
MWK3,349.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
$1.03
MWK1,799.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
$0.53
MWK916.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.77
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
$6.19
MWK10,763.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
$35,669.17
MWK62,036,520.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$20.40
MWK35,484.15
|
|
pay 72.3% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$186.12
MWK323,711.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
$202.19
MWK351,645.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
$98.76
MWK171,770.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$41.29
MWK71,805.30
|
|
pay 8.8% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
$354.75
MWK616,994.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
$1,467.81
MWK2,552,844.18
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$1.12
MWK1,946.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
$2.91
MWK5,066.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
$51.33
MWK89,279.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
$45.22
MWK78,654.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$34.94
MWK60,773.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
$59.17
MWK102,912.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
$70.71
MWK122,971.76
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Malawi or Lebanon. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.