Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 2.1 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 37.0% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$4.34
MWK7,515.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$9.11
MWK15,769.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$0.87
MWK1,514.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.43
MWK752.81
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$1.37
MWK2,371.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$4.82
MWK8,355.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$4.53
MWK7,839.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$2.31
MWK4,003.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$1.93
MWK3,350.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$1.04
MWK1,798.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$1.13
MWK1,950.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.53
MWK915.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.72
MWK1,250.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$6.21
MWK10,752.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
$4.32
MWK7,484.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
$35,910.51
MWK62,191,129.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
$20.54
MWK35,572.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$187.17
MWK324,153.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$203.55
MWK352,522.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$99.20
MWK171,802.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
$41.38
MWK71,670.63
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$361.94
MWK626,821.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,545,440.96
|
|
pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$2.92
MWK5,060.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$51.53
MWK89,243.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
$3.95
MWK6,841.72
|
|
pay 95.6% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$45.53
MWK78,850.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$35.18
MWK60,925.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$59.57
MWK103,168.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$71.18
MWK123,278.23
|
|
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