Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 41.9% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 45.5% more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS7,748.09
|
$4.32
MWK7,517.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS15,902.23
|
$9.04
MWK15,730.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,658.99
|
$0.87
MWK1,516.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS815.98
|
$0.43
MWK752.93
|
|
pay 60.6% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,929.19
|
$1.36
MWK2,373.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS10,119.70
|
$4.82
MWK8,381.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS12,070.45
|
$4.51
MWK7,850.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS4,492.57
|
$2.31
MWK4,011.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS6,263.84
|
$1.93
MWK3,349.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,971.64
|
$1.03
MWK1,799.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,021.09
|
$0.81
MWK1,408.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS919.17
|
$1.12
MWK1,945.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS943.20
|
$0.53
MWK916.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS811.03
|
$0.72
MWK1,251.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,339.21
|
$0.59
MWK1,019.77
|
|
pay 45.4% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,419.16
|
$6.19
MWK10,763.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS52,150.61
|
$4.32
MWK7,516.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS42,217,162.51
|
$35,669.17
MWK62,036,520.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS28,719.59
|
$20.40
MWK35,484.15
|
|
pay 31.3% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS159,928.55
|
$186.12
MWK323,711.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS771,932.98
|
$202.19
MWK351,645.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS631,868.80
|
$98.76
MWK171,770.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS106,733.22
|
$41.29
MWK71,805.30
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS629,732.78
|
$354.75
MWK616,994.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS16,505,652.22
|
$1,467.81
MWK2,552,844.18
|
|
pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS3,129.04
|
$1.12
MWK1,946.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,765.54
|
$2.91
MWK5,066.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,780.47
|
$1.59
MWK2,759.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS97,087.65
|
$51.33
MWK89,279.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS15,148.51
|
$3.95
MWK6,870.89
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS30,503.97
|
$45.22
MWK78,654.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS58,048.60
|
$34.94
MWK60,773.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS120,443.08
|
$59.17
MWK102,912.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS102,793.47
|
$70.71
MWK122,971.76
|
|
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