Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 8.2% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 26.3% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.32
MWK7,498.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$9.04
MWK15,692.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.87
MWK1,512.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.43
MWK751.10
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.36
MWK2,368.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$4.82
MWK8,360.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$4.51
MWK7,831.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$2.31
MWK4,002.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.93
MWK3,341.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.03
MWK1,795.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.81
MWK1,404.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.12
MWK1,941.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.53
MWK914.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.72
MWK1,248.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.59
MWK1,017.29
|
|
pay 16.5% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$6.19
MWK10,737.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.32
MWK7,498.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$35,669.17
MWK61,886,003.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.40
MWK35,398.06
|
|
pay 22.0% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$186.12
MWK322,926.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$202.19
MWK350,792.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$98.76
MWK171,353.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$41.29
MWK71,631.08
|
|
pay 16.1% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$354.75
MWK615,497.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$1,467.81
MWK2,546,650.33
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.12
MWK1,942.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.91
MWK5,053.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.59
MWK2,752.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$51.33
MWK89,062.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$3.95
MWK6,854.22
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$45.22
MWK78,463.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$34.94
MWK60,626.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$59.17
MWK102,662.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$70.71
MWK122,673.40
|
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