Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 2.2 times more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,502.71
|
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,700.65
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,513.66
|
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK751.49
|
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
|
pay 63.7% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,369.33
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,365.09
|
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,835.75
|
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,004.15
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,343.07
|
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,796.41
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,405.62
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,942.16
|
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK915.11
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,249.40
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,017.82
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Malawi
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,742.66
|
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,502.45
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK61,917,968.80
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,416.34
|
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Malawi
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK323,093.35
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK350,973.78
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK171,442.13
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,668.08
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
|
pay 68.9% less for childcare
Malawi
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK615,815.90
|
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,547,965.72
|
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,943.21
|
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,056.53
|
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,754.06
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK89,108.98
|
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,857.76
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
pay 65.6% less for clothing
Malawi
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,504.18
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,657.41
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,715.57
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,736.76
|
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
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