Cost of living comparison

Malawi

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Armenia

Yerevan vs. Lilongwe Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 80.3% more expensive than Lilongwe.

Restaurants: pay 51.1% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 14.1% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 6.5% more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% more in Yerevan

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Yerevan are more expensive than in Lilongwe. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Yerevan.

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Yerevan vs. Lilongwe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yerevan instead of Lilongwe, you would:

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pay 51.1% more for restaurants

	Lilongwe	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 MWK8,683.00	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	+122.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.25 MWK17,800.16	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	+8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 MWK2,182.36	$1.24 AMD449.99	-1.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 MWK984.76	$0.74 AMD266.77	+29.9%
Average			+51.1%

Lilongwe vs. Yerevan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.1% less for groceries

	Lilongwe	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.82 MWK3,155.26	$1.00 AMD361.76	-45.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 MWK13,683.33	$4.44 AMD1,608.52	-43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 MWK8,212.45	$6.38 AMD2,310.90	+35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.90 MWK5,041.67	$2.83 AMD1,023.76	-2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.38 MWK4,131.01	$3.54 AMD1,283.30	+49.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 MWK2,026.12	$0.69 AMD250.10	-40.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 MWK979.47	$0.82 AMD296.61	+45.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 MWK1,181.56	$0.90 AMD325.79	+32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,786.72	$1.17 AMD422.36	+13.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 MWK1,593.81	$0.32 AMD117.59	-64.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MWK787.71	$0.31 AMD111.58	-32.1%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Lilongwe	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 MWK10,463.30	$6.06 AMD2,194.13	+0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,505.49	$25.00 AMD9,049.94	+478.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,000.00 AMD13M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.92 AMD2,143.83
Average			+108.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Lilongwe	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.21 MWK106K	$24.24 AMD8,775.09	-60.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$540.71 MWK939K	$908.70 AMD329K	+68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.13 MWK148K	$630.03 AMD228K	+640.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.63 MWK60,134.34	$96.84 AMD35,062.79	+179.7%
Average			+205.3%

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pay 6.5% more for childcare

	Lilongwe	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.00 MWK608K	$372.81 AMD135K	+6.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,250.15 AMD4M
Average			+6.5%

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pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Lilongwe	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 MWK3,823.26	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	+26.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.21 MWK5,580.44	$3.82 AMD1,384.56	+19.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 MWK4,223.25	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	+14.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.85 MWK53,568.54	$73.26 AMD26,523.05	+137.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.33 AMD3,016.65
Average			+51.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Lilongwe	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$105.31 AMD38,127.08
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$58.07 AMD21,024.36
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$140.41 AMD50,836.11
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$165.48 AMD59,913.98

Lilongwe vs. Yerevan - Cost of clothing

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