Cost of living comparison
compared to
Malawi vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary
Malawi is 38.7% cheaper than Latvia overall.
Malawi vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Malawi instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.94
€10.63
|
$4.50
MWK7,814.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.15
€7.25
|
$8.57
MWK14,880.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.35
|
$1.06
MWK1,845.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.01
|
$0.52
MWK902.91
|
|
Latvia vs. Malawi - Cost of restaurants
pay 1.3% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
€1.15
|
$1.58
MWK2,738.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.65
|
$4.83
MWK8,388.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€3.88
|
$4.31
MWK7,492.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
€2.84
|
$2.31
MWK4,003.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.09
|
$2.46
MWK4,278.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.76
|
$1.09
MWK1,884.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$0.81
MWK1,411.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.97
|
$0.90
MWK1,557.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.16
|
$0.76
MWK1,319.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.35
|
$0.76
MWK1,319.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.37
|
$0.53
MWK920.74
|
|
Latvia vs. Malawi - Cost of groceries
pay 38.6% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.32
|
$5.95
MWK10,334.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.26
€34.05
|
$4.32
MWK7,505.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,434.34
€23,527.52
|
$35,205.31
MWK61M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.18
€8.17
|
$12.75
MWK22,137.83
|
|
Latvia vs. Malawi - Cost of transportation
pay 45.9% less for housing
|
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.53
€15.60
|
$61.21
MWK106K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.67
€317.45
|
$384.08
MWK667K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.56
€235.47
|
$99.97
MWK174K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.24
€202.25
|
$27.53
MWK47,807.03
|
|
Latvia vs. Malawi - Cost of housing
pay 82.9% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.72
€434.98
|
$370.40
MWK643K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,452.35
€13,753.15
|
$593.71
MWK1M
|
|
Latvia vs. Malawi - Cost of childcare
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.53
€4.03
|
$1.64
MWK2,846.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.79
|
$2.97
MWK5,154.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
€5.43
|
$2.40
MWK4,173.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.36
€37.70
|
$45.11
MWK78,336.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.96
€8.87
|
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Latvia vs. Malawi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 30.0% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.25
€58.97
|
$43.37
MWK75,316.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.10
€34.80
|
$39.87
MWK69,239.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
€69.21
|
$48.90
MWK84,923.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.17
€109.63
|
$70.38
MWK122K
|
|
Latvia vs. Malawi - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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