Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 69.5% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 30.2% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
$4.32
MWK7,464.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
$9.04
MWK15,620.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
$0.87
MWK1,505.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
$0.43
MWK747.65
|
|
pay 59.9% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
$1.36
MWK2,357.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
$4.82
MWK8,322.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
$4.51
MWK7,795.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
$2.31
MWK3,983.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
$1.93
MWK3,325.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
$1.03
MWK1,787.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
$0.81
MWK1,398.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
$1.12
MWK1,932.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
$0.53
MWK910.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
$0.72
MWK1,243.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
$0.59
MWK1,012.62
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
$6.19
MWK10,687.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
$35,669.17
MWK61,601,594.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
$20.40
MWK35,235.38
|
|
pay 67.3% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
$186.12
MWK321,442.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
$202.19
MWK349,180.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
$98.76
MWK170,566.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
$41.29
MWK71,301.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
$354.75
MWK612,669.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
$1,467.81
MWK2,534,946.69
|
|
pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
$1.12
MWK1,933.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
$2.91
MWK5,030.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
$51.33
MWK88,653.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
|
pay 87.0% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
$45.22
MWK78,103.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
$34.94
MWK60,347.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
$59.17
MWK102,190.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
$70.71
MWK122,109.63
|
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