Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 51.7% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.8% more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 25.4% less in Armenia
Transportation: pay 44.9% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% more in Armenia
Clothing: pay 33.3% more in Armenia

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Armenia are more expensive than in Malawi. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Armenia.

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Armenia vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.8% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.50 MWK7,814.70	$12.32 AMD4,462.13	+173.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 MWK14,880.81	$9.80 AMD3,547.08	+14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 MWK1,845.41	$1.04 AMD376.48	-2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MWK902.91	$0.56 AMD202.54	+7.6%
Average			+65.8%

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pay 25.4% less for groceries

	Malawi	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 MWK2,738.49	$0.62 AMD223.68	-60.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.83 MWK8,388.22	$3.54 AMD1,280.73	-26.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 MWK7,492.69	$5.95 AMD2,154.63	+37.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK4,003.47	$2.39 AMD865.30	+3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MWK4,278.75	$4.07 AMD1,471.77	+65.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 MWK1,884.46	$0.49 AMD176.88	-55.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,411.72	$0.71 AMD256.60	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MWK1,557.11	$0.62 AMD225.88	-30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 MWK1,319.77	$0.86 AMD313.09	+13.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 MWK1,319.61	$0.29 AMD105.30	-61.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK920.74	$0.26 AMD95.09	-50.5%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 44.9% more for transportation

	Malawi	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.95 MWK10,334.67	$6.10 AMD2,210.03	+2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,505.49	$24.57 AMD8,896.93	+468.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,205.31 MWK61M	$35,049.44 AMD13M	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 MWK22,137.83	$6.26 AMD2,266.51	-50.9%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Malawi	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.21 MWK106K	$18.90 AMD6,844.44	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.08 MWK667K	$552.86 AMD200K	+43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$99.97 MWK174K	$392.70 AMD142K	+292.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.53 MWK47,807.03	$81.18 AMD29,391.17	+194.9%
Average			+121.8%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Malawi	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.40 MWK643K	$308.72 AMD112K	-16.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$593.71 MWK1M	$10,253.80 AMD4M	+1627.1%
Average			+279.4%

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pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 MWK2,846.35	$2.23 AMD806.95	+36.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.97 MWK5,154.08	$2.61 AMD943.19	-12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 MWK4,173.70	$2.36 AMD854.72	-1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.11 MWK78,336.01	$45.16 AMD16,351.07	+0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.55 AMD2,011.10
Average			+4.6%

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pay 33.3% more for clothing

	Malawi	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.37 MWK75,316.66	$49.93 AMD18,078.94	+15.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.87 MWK69,239.08	$47.50 AMD17,196.99	+19.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.90 MWK84,923.42	$99.72 AMD36,102.02	+103.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.38 MWK122K	$79.56 AMD28,804.80	+13.0%
Average			+33.3%

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