Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 2.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 82.1% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,806
|
$4.32
MWK7,498.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,328
|
$9.04
MWK15,692.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,689
|
$0.87
MWK1,512.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,265
|
$0.43
MWK751.10
|
|
pay 32.7% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,938
|
$1.36
MWK2,368.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,885
|
$4.82
MWK8,360.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,820
|
$4.51
MWK7,831.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,125
|
$2.31
MWK4,002.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,322
|
$1.93
MWK3,341.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,444
|
$1.03
MWK1,795.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,831
|
$0.81
MWK1,404.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,496
|
$1.12
MWK1,941.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,352
|
$0.53
MWK914.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,098
|
$0.72
MWK1,248.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,253
|
$0.59
MWK1,017.29
|
|
pay 75.4% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,140
|
$6.19
MWK10,737.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,675
|
$4.32
MWK7,498.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫900,440,511
|
$35,669.17
MWK61,886,003.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,416
|
$20.40
MWK35,398.06
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,720
|
$186.12
MWK322,926.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,551,708
|
$202.19
MWK350,792.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,268,580
|
$98.76
MWK171,353.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,014,504
|
$41.29
MWK71,631.08
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,217,662
|
$354.75
MWK615,497.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,643,637
|
$1,467.81
MWK2,546,650.33
|
|
pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,276
|
$1.12
MWK1,942.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,169
|
$2.91
MWK5,053.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,174
|
$1.59
MWK2,752.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫561,512
|
$51.33
MWK89,062.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,870
|
$3.95
MWK6,854.22
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫711,658
|
$45.22
MWK78,463.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,142
|
$34.94
MWK60,626.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,020,690
|
$59.17
MWK102,662.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,029,902
|
$70.71
MWK122,673.40
|
|
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