Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 73.2% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,517.07
|
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,730.71
|
$10.21
F CFA6,353
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,516.56
|
$0.75
F CFA469
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK752.93
|
$0.78
F CFA486
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,373.87
|
$0.62
F CFA386
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,381.11
|
$7.52
F CFA4,676
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,850.76
|
$9.66
F CFA6,012
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,011.81
|
$2.16
F CFA1,341
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,349.47
|
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,799.85
|
$1.58
F CFA985
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,408.31
|
$0.45
F CFA283
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,945.88
|
$0.57
F CFA353
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK916.86
|
$0.70
F CFA437
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,251.80
|
$0.70
F CFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,019.77
|
$0.88
F CFA550
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,763.22
|
$5.32
F CFA3,309
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK62,036,520.02
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,295,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,484.15
|
$14.54
F CFA9,046
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK323,711.96
|
$48.27
F CFA30,031
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK351,645.78
|
$812.41
F CFA505,386
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK171,770.38
|
$291.38
F CFA181,261
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,805.30
|
$135.65
F CFA84,388
|
|
pay 29.1% more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK616,994.98
|
$198.79
F CFA123,664
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,552,844.18
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,846,494
|
|
pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,946.93
|
$0.98
F CFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,066.22
|
$2.38
F CFA1,478
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK89,279.59
|
$75.48
F CFA46,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 48.2% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,654.49
|
$73.53
F CFA45,739
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,773.55
|
$51.74
F CFA32,187
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,912.24
|
$73.47
F CFA45,705
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,971.76
|
$111.65
F CFA69,455
|
|
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