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Malawi vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Malawi is 0.4% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% less in Malawi
Groceries: pay 40.8% more in Malawi
Transportation: pay 7.6% more in Malawi
Housing: pay 43.0% more in Malawi
Childcare: pay 10.8% less in Malawi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.1% less in Malawi
Clothing: pay 27.5% less in Malawi

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

Malawi vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.5% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Malawi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684,169	$4.94 MWK8,535.71	-35.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$9.59 MWK16,578.33	+19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,385	$0.88 MWK1,519.00	-46.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.45 MWK786.60	-40.3%
Average			-25.5%

Lebanon vs. Malawi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.8% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Malawi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,699	$1.25 MWK2,167.86	+108.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP352,609	$4.83 MWK8,352.02	+22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP496,610	$3.70 MWK6,402.89	-33.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,328	$2.18 MWK3,771.70	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316,225	$2.00 MWK3,454.01	-43.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,124	$1.09 MWK1,876.33	+58.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,766	$0.81 MWK1,405.63	+78.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,360	$0.90 MWK1,550.39	+120.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,477	$0.59 MWK1,027.56	+28.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,389	$0.61 MWK1,057.98	+86.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,127	$0.59 MWK1,011.95	+30.3%
Average			+40.8%

Lebanon vs. Malawi - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.6% more for transportation

	Lebanon	Malawi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP306,966	$6.04 MWK10,438.56	+75.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$4.32 MWK7,473.10	-94.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	$35,205.31 MWK60,873,698.72	+22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	$20.15 MWK34,845.31	+26.0%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 43.0% more for housing

	Lebanon	Malawi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$184.06 MWK318,255.22	+385.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	$201.16 MWK347,834.79	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	$79.07 MWK136,715.20	-71.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$31.77 MWK54,940.14	-77.2%
Average			+43.0%

Lebanon vs. Malawi - Cost of housing

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pay 10.8% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Malawi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	$354.19 MWK612,430.42	+42.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	$1,471.60 MWK2,544,547.33	-64.1%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Malawi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$1.48 MWK2,556.66	-63.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258,327	$2.85 MWK4,928.60	-1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP225,521	$1.98 MWK3,424.81	-21.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	$48.41 MWK83,706.59	+12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP736,851	$3.95 MWK6,830.93	-52.1%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 27.5% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Malawi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	$44.72 MWK77,317.68	-16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$34.73 MWK60,058.04	-30.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	$58.69 MWK101,486.47	-42.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	$70.38 MWK121,700.73	-20.9%
Average			-27.5%

Lebanon vs. Malawi - Cost of clothing

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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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