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Malawi vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Malawi is 99.3% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 72.9% more in Malawi
Groceries: pay 78.2% more in Malawi
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Malawi
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Malawi
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Malawi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% more in Malawi
Clothing: pay 8.4% less in Malawi

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Malawi are more expensive than in Algiers. Notably, housing, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Malawi.

Malawi vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malawi instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 72.9% more for restaurants

	Algiers	Malawi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD437.96	$4.94 MWK8,546.53	+46.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD625.70	$9.59 MWK16,599.35	+98.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD76.97	$0.88 MWK1,520.92	+48.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.70	$0.45 MWK787.59	+98.7%
Average			+72.9%

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pay 78.2% more for groceries

	Algiers	Malawi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.82	$1.25 MWK2,170.61	+612.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD660.46	$4.83 MWK8,362.60	-5.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD486.74	$3.70 MWK6,411.01	-1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD229.90	$2.18 MWK3,776.48	+23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD303.23	$2.00 MWK3,458.39	-14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD180.81	$1.09 MWK1,878.71	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD176.46	$0.81 MWK1,407.41	-40.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.41	$0.90 MWK1,552.35	+34.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.64	$0.59 MWK1,028.86	+36.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.09	$0.61 MWK1,059.32	+114.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.91	$0.59 MWK1,013.23	+123.8%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Malawi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD172.31	$6.04 MWK10,451.79	+354.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,521.74	$4.32 MWK7,482.57	-63.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,713,519.98	$35,205.31 MWK60,950,860.76	-3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD447.97	$20.15 MWK34,889.48	+483.4%
Average			+192.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Algiers	Malawi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,474.50	$184.06 MWK318,658.64	+864.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,783.26	$201.16 MWK348,275.70	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,021.02	$79.07 MWK136,888.50	-46.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,343.40	$31.77 MWK55,009.78	-5.1%
Average			+201.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Algiers	Malawi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,846.29	$354.19 MWK613,206.73	+287.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD473,171.15	$1,471.60 MWK2,547,772.73	-59.7%
Average			+114.1%

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pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Malawi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD304.35	$1.48 MWK2,559.90	-37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD121.98	$2.85 MWK4,934.84	+203.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD362.07	$1.98 MWK3,429.16	-29.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,036.24	$48.41 MWK83,812.70	+106.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD668.34	$3.95 MWK6,839.59	-23.3%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 8.4% less for clothing

	Algiers	Malawi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,229.23	$44.72 MWK77,415.69	+10.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,812.55	$34.73 MWK60,134.17	-22.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,184.16	$58.69 MWK101,615.11	-17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,611.99	$70.38 MWK121,855.00	-5.0%
Average			-8.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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