Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 32.8% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,498.84
|
$4.20
COP18,446.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,692.55
|
$6.62
COP29,064.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,512.88
|
$0.78
COP3,444.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK751.10
|
$0.60
COP2,614.03
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,368.11
|
$1.27
COP5,582.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,360.77
|
$2.16
COP9,501.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,831.71
|
$3.88
COP17,036.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,002.08
|
$2.02
COP8,871.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,341.34
|
$2.19
COP9,608.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,795.49
|
$1.07
COP4,703.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,404.89
|
$0.45
COP1,996.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,941.16
|
$0.55
COP2,422.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK914.64
|
$0.46
COP2,008.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,248.76
|
$0.50
COP2,197.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,017.29
|
$0.45
COP1,988.28
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,737.11
|
$3.05
COP13,406.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,498.58
|
$34.31
COP150,609.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK61,886,003.48
|
$17,642.99
COP77,448,321.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,398.06
|
$14.10
COP61,887.15
|
|
pay 36.7% more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK322,926.56
|
$22.88
COP100,422.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK350,792.59
|
$272.41
COP1,195,824.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK171,353.62
|
$235.87
COP1,035,412.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,631.08
|
$66.40
COP291,491.67
|
|
pay 75.5% more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK615,497.99
|
$190.65
COP836,925.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,546,650.33
|
$4,364.51
COP19,159,126.61
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,942.21
|
$1.15
COP5,065.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,053.92
|
$1.40
COP6,164.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,752.64
|
$2.09
COP9,186.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK89,062.98
|
$22.45
COP98,570.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,854.22
|
$3.65
COP16,039.54
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,463.65
|
$52.02
COP228,356.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,626.10
|
$38.22
COP167,797.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,662.55
|
$81.60
COP358,224.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,673.40
|
$69.09
COP303,270.58
|
|
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