Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 88.9% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Syria, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$4.32
MWK7,464.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$9.04
MWK15,620.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$0.87
MWK1,505.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.43
MWK747.65
|
|
pay 84.6% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$1.36
MWK2,357.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$4.82
MWK8,322.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$4.51
MWK7,795.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$2.31
MWK3,983.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$1.93
MWK3,325.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$1.03
MWK1,787.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.81
MWK1,398.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$1.12
MWK1,932.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.53
MWK910.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.72
MWK1,243.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.59
MWK1,012.62
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$6.19
MWK10,687.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$35,669.17
MWK61,601,594.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$20.40
MWK35,235.38
|
|
pay 67.1% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$186.12
MWK321,442.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$202.19
MWK349,180.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$98.76
MWK170,566.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$41.29
MWK71,301.88
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$354.75
MWK612,669.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$1,467.81
MWK2,534,946.69
|
|
pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$1.12
MWK1,933.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$2.91
MWK5,030.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$51.33
MWK88,653.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$45.22
MWK78,103.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$34.94
MWK60,347.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$59.17
MWK102,190.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$70.71
MWK122,109.63
|
|
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