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Malawi vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Malawi is 18.5% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% less in Malawi
Transportation: pay 19.8% more in Malawi
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Malawi
Childcare: pay 17.9% more in Malawi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% more in Malawi
Clothing: pay 26.0% less in Malawi

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

Malawi vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malawi instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 26.1% less for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malawi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.38	$4.94 MWK8,535.71	-32.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.57	$9.59 MWK16,578.33	+39.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.95	$0.88 MWK1,519.00	-49.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.01	$0.45 MWK786.60	-61.8%
Average			-26.1%

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malawi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.99	$1.25 MWK2,167.86	+6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.51	$4.83 MWK8,352.02	+8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.67	$3.70 MWK6,402.89	-28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.78	$2.18 MWK3,771.70	-23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM6.01	$2.00 MWK3,454.01	-44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.11	$1.09 MWK1,876.33	+65.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.33	$0.81 MWK1,405.63	+3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.35	$0.90 MWK1,550.39	+12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.43	$0.59 MWK1,027.56	-30.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.84	$0.61 MWK1,057.98	+22.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$0.59 MWK1,011.95	+7.7%

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pay 19.8% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malawi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.63	$6.04 MWK10,438.56	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM55.02	$4.32 MWK7,473.10	-86.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	$35,205.31 MWK60,873,698.72	+29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.73	$20.15 MWK34,845.31	+130.7%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malawi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.87	$184.06 MWK318,255.22	+607.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM427.95	$201.16 MWK347,834.79	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM329.68	$79.07 MWK136,715.20	-59.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM191.98	$31.77 MWK54,940.14	-72.1%
Average			+113.8%

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pay 17.9% more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malawi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM311.46	$354.19 MWK612,430.42	+91.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	$1,471.60 MWK2,544,547.33	-56.0%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malawi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.43	$1.48 MWK2,556.66	-27.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.58	$2.85 MWK4,928.60	+86.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.26	$1.98 MWK3,424.81	-46.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.77	$48.41 MWK83,706.59	+67.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.50	$3.95 MWK6,830.93	-21.6%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 26.0% less for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malawi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM113.85	$44.72 MWK77,317.68	-33.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM56.13	$34.73 MWK60,058.04	+4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM160.14	$58.69 MWK101,486.47	-38.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM186.33	$70.38 MWK121,700.73	-36.3%
Average			-26.0%

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