Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 7.3% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.34
MWK7,515.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$9.11
MWK15,769.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$0.87
MWK1,514.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$0.43
MWK752.81
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.37
MWK2,371.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$4.82
MWK8,355.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$4.53
MWK7,839.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$2.31
MWK4,003.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.93
MWK3,350.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.13
MWK1,950.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.53
MWK915.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.72
MWK1,250.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.00
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$6.21
MWK10,752.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.32
MWK7,484.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,191,129.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.54
MWK35,572.58
|
|
pay 22.9% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$187.17
MWK324,153.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$203.55
MWK352,522.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$99.20
MWK171,802.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$41.38
MWK71,670.63
|
|
pay 18.4% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$361.94
MWK626,821.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,545,440.96
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.92
MWK5,060.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.59
MWK2,747.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$51.53
MWK89,243.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$3.95
MWK6,841.72
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$45.53
MWK78,850.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$35.18
MWK60,925.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$59.57
MWK103,168.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$71.18
MWK123,278.23
|
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