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Malawi vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Malawi is 28.0% cheaper than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.8% less in Malawi
Groceries: pay 29.2% less in Malawi
Transportation: pay 35.4% less in Malawi
Housing: pay 12.2% less in Malawi
Childcare: pay 38.8% less in Malawi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.9% less in Malawi
Clothing: pay 14.0% more in Malawi

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

Malawi vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.8% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Malawi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,744	$4.94 MWK8,535.71	-49.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,243	$9.59 MWK16,578.33	-24.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF336	$0.88 MWK1,519.00	-53.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF332	$0.45 MWK786.60	-75.7%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 29.2% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Malawi
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,645	$1.25 MWK2,167.86	-86.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF849	$4.83 MWK8,352.02	+1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,698	$3.70 MWK6,402.89	-61.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,216	$2.18 MWK3,771.70	-68.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,463	$2.00 MWK3,454.01	-75.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF301	$1.09 MWK1,876.33	-36.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.81 MWK1,405.63	+47.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$0.90 MWK1,550.39	-29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$0.59 MWK1,027.56	-17.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.61 MWK1,057.98	+10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$0.59 MWK1,011.95	-5.5%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 35.4% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Malawi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,170	$6.04 MWK10,438.56	-8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,776	$4.32 MWK7,473.10	-79.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	$35,205.31 MWK60,873,698.72	+4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,473	$20.15 MWK34,845.31	-57.8%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 12.2% less for housing

	Djibouti	Malawi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,467	$184.06 MWK318,255.22	+212.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	$201.16 MWK347,834.79	-85.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,730	$79.07 MWK136,715.20	-83.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,684	$31.77 MWK54,940.14	-92.0%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 38.8% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Malawi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,505	$354.19 MWK612,430.42	+5.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	$1,471.60 MWK2,544,547.33	-83.3%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Malawi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF997	$1.48 MWK2,556.66	-73.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF648	$2.85 MWK4,928.60	-21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$1.98 MWK3,424.81	-26.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,285	$48.41 MWK83,706.59	-43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,495	$3.95 MWK6,830.93	-53.1%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 14.0% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Malawi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,476	$44.72 MWK77,317.68	+6.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,489	$34.73 MWK60,058.04	+76.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,930	$58.69 MWK101,486.47	-52.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,968	$70.38 MWK121,700.73	+25.4%
Average			+14.0%

Djibouti vs. Malawi - Cost of clothing

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