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Malawi vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost of Living Summary

Malawi is 27.2% cheaper than Antigua and Barbuda overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.0% less in Malawi
Groceries: pay 50.4% less in Malawi
Transportation: pay 5.4% less in Malawi
Housing: pay 25.0% less in Malawi
Childcare: pay 20.5% less in Malawi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.4% less in Malawi
Clothing: pay 15.6% less in Malawi

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and clothing are lower in Malawi.

Malawi vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malawi instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

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pay 47.0% less for restaurants

	Antigua and Barbuda	Malawi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$4.94 MWK8,559.86	-64.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$9.59 MWK16,625.22	-13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.88 MWK1,523.30	-57.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.45 MWK788.82	-52.4%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 50.4% less for groceries

	Antigua and Barbuda	Malawi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.25 MWK2,173.99	-54.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.83 MWK8,375.64	+18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$3.70 MWK6,421.01	-55.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$2.18 MWK3,782.37	-59.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$2.00 MWK3,463.78	-45.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.09 MWK1,881.64	-63.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.81 MWK1,409.60	-26.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.90 MWK1,554.77	-75.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.59 MWK1,030.46	-83.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.61 MWK1,060.98	-52.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.59 MWK1,014.81	-54.8%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 5.4% less for transportation

	Antigua and Barbuda	Malawi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$6.04 MWK10,468.08	-4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$4.32 MWK7,494.24
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$35,205.31 MWK61,045,878.62	+48.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$20.15 MWK34,943.87	-60.9%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 25.0% less for housing

	Antigua and Barbuda	Malawi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$184.06 MWK319,155.40	+137.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$201.16 MWK348,818.64	-80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$79.07 MWK137,101.90	-88.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$31.77 MWK55,095.53	-67.9%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 20.5% less for childcare

	Antigua and Barbuda	Malawi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$354.19 MWK614,162.67
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$1,471.60 MWK2,551,744.52	-20.5%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Antigua and Barbuda	Malawi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.48 MWK2,563.89	-20.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$2.85 MWK4,942.54	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.98 MWK3,434.50
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$48.41 MWK83,943.35	-21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$3.95 MWK6,850.26	-36.3%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 15.6% less for clothing

	Antigua and Barbuda	Malawi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$44.72 MWK77,536.37	-10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$34.73 MWK60,227.91
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$58.69 MWK101,773.52	-20.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$70.38 MWK122,044.96
Average			-15.6%

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