Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 5.0% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 16.9% more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$4.32
MWK7,464.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$9.04
MWK15,620.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$0.87
MWK1,505.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$0.43
MWK747.65
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$1.36
MWK2,357.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$4.82
MWK8,322.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$4.51
MWK7,795.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$2.31
MWK3,983.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$1.93
MWK3,325.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$1.03
MWK1,787.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.81
MWK1,398.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$1.12
MWK1,932.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$0.53
MWK910.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.72
MWK1,243.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.59
MWK1,012.62
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$6.19
MWK10,687.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$35,669.17
MWK61,601,594.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$20.40
MWK35,235.38
|
|
pay 12.3% less for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$186.12
MWK321,442.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$202.19
MWK349,180.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$98.76
MWK170,566.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$41.29
MWK71,301.88
|
|
pay 6.1% less for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$354.75
MWK612,669.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$1,467.81
MWK2,534,946.69
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.12
MWK1,933.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$2.91
MWK5,030.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$51.33
MWK88,653.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
|
pay 61.7% more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$45.22
MWK78,103.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$34.94
MWK60,347.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$59.17
MWK102,190.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$70.71
MWK122,109.63
|
|
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