Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.2 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Greece instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 95.3% more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,481.34
|
$13.17
€12.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,655.94
|
$9.11
€8.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,509.35
|
$2.07
€1.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK749.35
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,362.58
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,341.27
|
$6.30
€6.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,813.44
|
$5.99
€5.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK3,992.74
|
$4.02
€3.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,333.55
|
$4.23
€4.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,791.30
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,401.62
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,936.63
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK912.50
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,245.85
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,014.92
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,712.06
|
$7.55
€7.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,481.08
|
$40.19
€38.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK61,741,628.79
|
$28,316.80
€26,963.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,315.47
|
$13.82
€13.16
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK322,173.20
|
$32.82
€31.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK349,974.23
|
$524.36
€499.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK170,953.87
|
$392.21
€373.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,463.97
|
$175.68
€167.28
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK614,062.08
|
$413.12
€393.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,540,709.21
|
$6,332.60
€6,029.90
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,937.68
|
$4.40
€4.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,042.13
|
$3.49
€3.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,746.22
|
$4.94
€4.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK88,855.20
|
$48.72
€46.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,838.23
|
$8.82
€8.40
|
|
pay 41.5% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,280.60
|
$83.64
€79.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,484.66
|
$37.83
€36.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,423.04
|
$83.15
€79.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,387.21
|
$93.42
€88.96
|
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