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Malawi vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Malawi is 30.3% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% less in Malawi
Groceries: pay 23.0% more in Malawi
Transportation: pay 98.7% more in Malawi
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Malawi
Childcare: pay 28.0% less in Malawi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.6% less in Malawi
Clothing: pay 42.8% less in Malawi

The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Malawi are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Malawi. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Malawi.

Malawi vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.2% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Malawi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$4.94 MWK8,535.71	-52.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$9.59 MWK16,578.33	+22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AMD349.01	$0.88 MWK1,519.00	-4.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AMD183.27	$0.45 MWK786.60	-5.8%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 23.0% more for groceries

	Armenia	Malawi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 AMD269.45	$1.25 MWK2,167.86	+76.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 AMD1,445.50	$4.83 MWK8,352.02	+26.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$3.70 MWK6,402.89	-38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 AMD863.05	$2.18 MWK3,771.70	-4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 AMD1,237.42	$2.00 MWK3,454.01	-38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 AMD221.83	$1.09 MWK1,876.33	+85.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD275.27	$0.81 MWK1,405.63	+12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD268.93	$0.90 MWK1,550.39	+26.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD324.52	$0.59 MWK1,027.56	-30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$0.61 MWK1,057.98	+64.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.41	$0.59 MWK1,011.95	+72.9%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 98.7% more for transportation

	Armenia	Malawi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 AMD1,825.49	$6.04 MWK10,438.56	+25.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$4.32 MWK7,473.10	-81.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$35,205.31 MWK60,873,698.72	+4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 AMD1,399.75	$20.15 MWK34,845.31	+446.3%
Average			+98.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Armenia	Malawi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.69 AMD6,713.11	$184.06 MWK318,255.22	+940.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.92 AMD184,381.50	$201.16 MWK347,834.79	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$356.67 AMD135,335.92	$79.07 MWK136,715.20	-77.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.88 AMD29,171.58	$31.77 MWK54,940.14	-58.7%
Average			+186.3%

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pay 28.0% less for childcare

	Armenia	Malawi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.59 AMD109,126.10	$354.19 MWK612,430.42	+23.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$1,471.60 MWK2,544,547.33	-79.2%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Malawi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AMD668.51	$1.48 MWK2,556.66	-16.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 AMD1,155.88	$2.85 MWK4,928.60	-6.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 AMD907.86	$1.98 MWK3,424.81	-17.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.29 AMD20,220.23	$48.41 MWK83,706.59	-9.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.22 AMD1,980.78	$3.95 MWK6,830.93	-24.3%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 42.8% less for clothing

	Armenia	Malawi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.81 AMD31,802.84	$44.72 MWK77,317.68	-46.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 AMD20,181.21	$34.73 MWK60,058.04	-34.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.25	$58.69 MWK101,486.47	-57.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.08 AMD39,493.90	$70.38 MWK121,700.73	-32.4%
Average			-42.8%

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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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