Cost of living comparison
India is 32.0% cheaper than Malawi.
If you lived in India instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,481.34
|
$2.40
₹203.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,655.94
|
$3.90
₹331.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,509.35
|
$0.40
₹33.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK749.35
|
$0.17
₹14.09
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
|
Malawi
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,362.58
|
$0.46
₹39.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,341.27
|
$2.54
₹215.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,813.44
|
$2.56
₹217.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK3,992.74
|
$0.94
₹79.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,333.55
|
$1.37
₹115.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,791.30
|
$0.88
₹74.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,401.62
|
$0.32
₹27.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,936.63
|
$0.48
₹40.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK912.50
|
$0.24
₹20.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,245.85
|
$0.16
₹13.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,014.92
|
$0.19
₹15.91
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
|
Malawi
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,712.06
|
$4.62
₹391.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,481.08
|
$10.12
₹858.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK61,741,628.79
|
$13,525.56
₹1,147,195.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,315.47
|
$2.94
₹249.25
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
|
Malawi
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK322,173.20
|
$7.39
₹626.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK349,974.23
|
$138.05
₹11,709.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK170,953.87
|
$90.33
₹7,661.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,463.97
|
$29.97
₹2,541.86
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
|
Malawi
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK614,062.08
|
$55.73
₹4,726.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,540,709.21
|
$1,565.54
₹132,784.09
|
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,937.68
|
$1.84
₹155.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,042.13
|
$1.59
₹134.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,746.22
|
$3.59
₹304.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK88,855.20
|
$15.33
₹1,300.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,838.23
|
$3.35
₹284.33
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
|
Malawi
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,280.60
|
$24.02
₹2,037.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,484.66
|
$25.36
₹2,151.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,423.04
|
$41.62
₹3,529.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,387.21
|
$31.12
₹2,639.21
|
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