Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 27.9% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 19.1% more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,503.16
|
$8.27
KZT4,073.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,701.59
|
$6.04
KZT2,973.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,513.75
|
$0.91
KZT448.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK751.53
|
$0.49
KZT242.74
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,369.47
|
$0.40
KZT194.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,365.59
|
$4.54
KZT2,234.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,836.22
|
$4.05
KZT1,996.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,004.39
|
$1.52
KZT750.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,343.27
|
$2.08
KZT1,026.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,796.52
|
$0.58
KZT288.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,405.70
|
$0.83
KZT407.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,942.28
|
$0.86
KZT421.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK915.16
|
$0.82
KZT405.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,249.48
|
$0.23
KZT112.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,017.88
|
$0.20
KZT98.46
|
|
pay 14.6% more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,743.30
|
$1.84
KZT907.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,502.90
|
$14.74
KZT7,260.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK61,921,672.65
|
$21,631.50
KZT10,654,081.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,418.46
|
$5.53
KZT2,725.22
|
|
pay 29.1% more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK323,112.68
|
$11.58
KZT5,702.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK350,994.78
|
$345.54
KZT170,185.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK171,452.39
|
$248.07
KZT122,180.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,672.37
|
$36.43
KZT17,944.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK615,852.74
|
$204.89
KZT100,914.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,548,118.14
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,756,326.36
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,943.33
|
$1.19
KZT587.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,056.84
|
$1.97
KZT970.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,754.23
|
$1.93
KZT952.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK89,114.31
|
$37.19
KZT18,315.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,858.17
|
$4.46
KZT2,198.08
|
|
pay 39.6% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,508.88
|
$70.88
KZT34,910.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,661.04
|
$43.23
KZT21,292.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,721.72
|
$97.08
KZT47,814.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,744.10
|
$80.68
KZT39,737.29
|
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