Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 3.5 times more expensive than Malawi overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.4% more in Ethiopia
- Groceries
-
pay 32.8% more in Ethiopia
- Transportation
-
pay 0.4% less in Ethiopia
- Housing
-
pay 2.9 times more in Ethiopia
- Childcare
-
pay 15.1 times more in Ethiopia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.4% more in Ethiopia
- Clothing
-
pay 68.7% more in Ethiopia
The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Malawi. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,490.34
|
$6.00
ETB798.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,674.76
|
$6.24
ETB829.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,511.17
|
$0.78
ETB104.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK750.25
|
$0.50
ETB66.80
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,365.42
|
$1.20
ETB159.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,351.30
|
$4.85
ETB645.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,822.83
|
$6.08
ETB808.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK3,997.54
|
$2.65
ETB352.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,337.56
|
$5.65
ETB751.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,793.45
|
$3.30
ETB439.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,403.30
|
$0.51
ETB67.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,938.96
|
$1.08
ETB143.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK913.60
|
$0.39
ETB51.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,247.34
|
$0.31
ETB41.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,016.14
|
$0.79
ETB105.64
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,724.94
|
$4.88
ETB649.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,490.08
|
$10.00
ETB1,330.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK61,815,866.34
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,325,591.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,357.94
|
$3.67
ETB487.53
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK322,560.57
|
$171.17
ETB22,769.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK350,395.03
|
$645.10
ETB85,813.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK171,159.42
|
$422.74
ETB56,234.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,549.90
|
$124.84
ETB16,606.44
|
|
pay 15.1 times more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK614,800.43
|
$81.47
ETB10,837.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,543,764.14
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,841,955.56
|
|
pay 45.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,940.01
|
$1.00
ETB133.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,048.20
|
$1.15
ETB152.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,749.52
|
$4.00
ETB532.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK88,962.04
|
$90.59
ETB12,051.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,846.45
|
$6.70
ETB891.26
|
|
pay 68.7% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,374.73
|
$48.33
ETB6,429.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,557.39
|
$75.17
ETB9,998.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,546.20
|
$108.84
ETB14,478.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,534.37
|
$119.32
ETB15,872.61
|
|
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