Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 2.4 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Malawi, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,464.37
|
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,620.43
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,505.93
|
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK747.65
|
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
pay 58.5% more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,357.22
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,322.35
|
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,795.72
|
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK3,983.69
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,325.99
|
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,787.23
|
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,398.44
|
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,932.24
|
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK910.43
|
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,243.02
|
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,012.62
|
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,687.76
|
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK61,601,594.06
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,235.38
|
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
|
pay 51.4% more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK321,442.48
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK349,180.46
|
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK170,566.13
|
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,301.88
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK612,669.34
|
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,534,946.69
|
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
|
pay 61.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,933.29
|
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,030.70
|
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK88,653.67
|
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,103.06
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,347.48
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,190.74
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,109.63
|
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
|
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