Cost of living comparison
India is 32.0% cheaper than Malawi overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.4% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 52.4% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 9.7% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 40.9% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 38.8% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.9% more in India
- Clothing
-
pay 40.0% less in India
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, clothing, childcare, and transportation are lower in India.
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
MWK7,505.32
|
$2.40
₹206.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,706.12
|
$3.90
₹336.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,514.19
|
$0.40
₹34.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK751.75
|
$0.17
₹14.31
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
Malawi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,370.15
|
$0.46
₹39.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,368.00
|
$2.54
₹218.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,838.48
|
$2.56
₹220.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,005.54
|
$0.94
₹80.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,344.23
|
$1.37
₹117.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,797.04
|
$0.88
₹76.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,406.11
|
$0.32
₹27.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,942.84
|
$0.48
₹41.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK915.43
|
$0.24
₹20.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,249.84
|
$0.16
₹14.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,018.17
|
$0.19
₹16.16
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
Malawi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,746.39
|
$4.62
₹397.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,505.06
|
$10.12
₹872.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK61,939,507.23
|
$13,525.56
₹1,165,149.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,428.66
|
$2.94
₹253.15
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
Malawi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK323,205.74
|
$7.39
₹636.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK351,095.87
|
$138.05
₹11,892.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK171,501.77
|
$90.33
₹7,781.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,693.01
|
$29.97
₹2,581.64
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
Malawi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK616,030.12
|
$55.73
₹4,800.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,548,852.04
|
$1,565.54
₹134,862.28
|
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,943.89
|
$1.84
₹158.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,058.29
|
$1.59
₹136.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,755.02
|
$3.59
₹309.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK89,139.98
|
$15.33
₹1,320.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,860.15
|
$3.35
₹288.78
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
Malawi
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,531.49
|
$24.02
₹2,069.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,678.51
|
$25.36
₹2,184.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,751.30
|
$41.62
₹3,585.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,779.46
|
$31.12
₹2,680.51
|
|
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