Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Malawi

Malawi vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Malawi is 34.1% cheaper than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.7% less in Malawi
Groceries: pay 34.0% more in Malawi
Transportation: pay 31.0% less in Malawi
Housing: pay 54.9% less in Malawi
Childcare: pay 73.6% less in Malawi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% less in Malawi
Clothing: pay 25.0% less in Malawi

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

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Malawi vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.7% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Malawi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.32 AMD4,462.13	$4.50 MWK7,814.70	-63.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 AMD3,547.08	$8.57 MWK14,880.81	-12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AMD376.48	$1.06 MWK1,845.41	+2.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 AMD202.54	$0.52 MWK902.91	-7.1%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 34.0% more for groceries

	Armenia	Malawi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 AMD223.68	$1.58 MWK2,738.49	+155.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 AMD1,280.73	$4.83 MWK8,388.22	+36.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 AMD2,154.63	$4.31 MWK7,492.69	-27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 AMD865.30	$2.31 MWK4,003.47	-3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.07 AMD1,471.77	$2.46 MWK4,278.75	-39.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 AMD176.88	$1.09 MWK1,884.46	+122.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD256.60	$0.81 MWK1,411.72	+14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 AMD225.88	$0.90 MWK1,557.11	+43.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD313.09	$0.76 MWK1,319.77	-12.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 AMD105.30	$0.76 MWK1,319.61	+161.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 AMD95.09	$0.53 MWK920.74	+101.9%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 31.0% less for transportation

	Armenia	Malawi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 AMD2,210.03	$5.95 MWK10,334.67	-2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.57 AMD8,896.93	$4.32 MWK7,505.49	-82.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,049.44 AMD13M	$35,205.31 MWK61M	+0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.26 AMD2,266.51	$12.75 MWK22,137.83	+103.6%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 54.9% less for housing

	Armenia	Malawi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.90 AMD6,844.44	$61.21 MWK106K	+223.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.86 AMD200K	$384.08 MWK667K	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$392.70 AMD142K	$99.97 MWK174K	-74.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.18 AMD29,391.17	$27.53 MWK47,807.03	-66.1%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 73.6% less for childcare

	Armenia	Malawi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$308.72 AMD112K	$370.40 MWK643K	+20.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,253.80 AMD4M	$593.71 MWK1M	-94.2%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Malawi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 AMD806.95	$1.64 MWK2,846.35	-26.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AMD943.19	$2.97 MWK5,154.08	+13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 AMD854.72	$2.40 MWK4,173.70	+1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.16 AMD16,351.07	$45.11 MWK78,336.01	-0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 AMD2,011.10	??
Average			-4.4%

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pay 25.0% less for clothing

	Armenia	Malawi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.93 AMD18,078.94	$43.37 MWK75,316.66	-13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.50 AMD17,196.99	$39.87 MWK69,239.08	-16.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.72 AMD36,102.02	$48.90 MWK84,923.42	-51.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.56 AMD28,804.80	$70.38 MWK122K	-11.5%
Average			-25.0%

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