Cost of living comparison
Anguilla is 2.7 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Anguilla instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,464.37
|
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,620.43
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,505.93
|
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK747.65
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,357.22
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,322.35
|
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,795.72
|
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK3,983.69
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,325.99
|
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,787.23
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,398.44
|
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,932.24
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK910.43
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,243.02
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,012.62
|
?? | |
pay 15.6% more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,687.76
|
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK61,601,594.06
|
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,235.38
|
?? | |
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK321,442.48
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK349,180.46
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK170,566.13
|
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,301.88
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
|
pay 27.8% more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK612,669.34
|
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,534,946.69
|
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,933.29
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,030.70
|
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK88,653.67
|
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,103.06
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,347.48
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,190.74
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,109.63
|
?? |
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