Chad is 2.0 times more expensive than Malawi.

If you lived in Chad instead of Malawi, you would:

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pay 24.0% more for restaurants

 
Malawi
Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.32
MWK7,517.07
$8.17
FCFA5,082
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.04
MWK15,730.71
$4.29
FCFA2,667
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87
MWK1,516.56
$0.90
FCFA561

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pay 30.1% more for groceries

 
Malawi
Chad
Bread
1 loaf
$1.36
MWK2,373.87
$0.33
FCFA203
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.82
MWK8,381.11
$1.63
FCFA1,016
Milk (1 gallon) $4.51
MWK7,850.76
$11.03
FCFA6,861

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pay 5.0 times more for transportation

 
Malawi
Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.19
MWK10,763.22
$3.92
FCFA2,439
Monthly public transit pass $4.32
MWK7,516.81
$81.69
FCFA50,821
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,669.17
MWK62,036,520.02
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

 
Malawi
Chad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$186.12
MWK323,711.96
$190.62
FCFA118,582
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $202.19
MWK351,645.78
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $98.76
MWK171,770.38
$179.73
FCFA111,806

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pay 39.3% less for childcare

 
Malawi
Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $354.75
MWK616,994.98
$35.95
FCFA22,361
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,467.81
MWK2,552,844.18
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419

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pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Malawi
Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
MWK1,946.93
$1.23
FCFA762
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.91
MWK5,066.22
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
$0.94
FCFA584

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pay 21.9% more for clothing

 
Malawi
Chad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.22
MWK78,654.49
$32.68
FCFA20,328
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.94
MWK60,773.55
$61.27
FCFA38,116
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$59.17
MWK102,912.24
$53.10
FCFA33,034

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