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Cambodia vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Cambodia is 30.9% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.7% less in Cambodia
Groceries: pay 18.0% more in Cambodia
Transportation: pay 25.0% more in Cambodia
Housing: pay 37.5% more in Cambodia
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Cambodia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% more in Cambodia
Clothing: pay 30.8% less in Cambodia

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

Cambodia vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.7% less for restaurants

	Malawi	Cambodia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.32 MWK7,476.01	$3.40 KHR13,584.37	-21.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 MWK15,644.79	$5.95 KHR23,772.66	-34.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MWK1,508.28	$0.83 KHR3,321.51	-4.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MWK748.81	$0.61 KHR2,449.38	+41.6%
Average			-4.7%

Malawi vs. Cambodia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.0% more for groceries

	Malawi	Cambodia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 MWK2,360.90	$1.79 KHR7,166.94	+31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MWK8,335.33	$6.08 KHR24,305.38	+26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MWK7,807.87	$7.67 KHR30,639.72	+69.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK3,989.90	$1.85 KHR7,395.13	-19.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MWK3,331.17	$2.00 KHR7,983.45	+3.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,790.02	$1.56 KHR6,249.37	+51.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,400.62	$0.67 KHR2,670.28	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 MWK1,935.25	$1.61 KHR6,442.68	+44.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK911.85	$0.64 KHR2,546.59	+20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 MWK1,244.96	$0.66 KHR2,645.94	-8.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,014.20	$0.57 KHR2,259.32	-3.6%
Average			+18.0%

Malawi vs. Cambodia - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.0% more for transportation

	Malawi	Cambodia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 MWK10,704.43	$4.54 KHR18,133.04	-26.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,475.76	$10.60 KHR42,351.28	+145.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,669.17 MWK61,697,668.50	$49,000.00 KHR195,774,806.78	+37.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.40 MWK35,290.33	$8.94 KHR35,708.93	-56.2%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 37.5% more for housing

	Malawi	Cambodia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$186.12 MWK321,943.81	$23.61 KHR94,342.04	-87.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.19 MWK349,725.04	$334.99 KHR1,338,430.37	+65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.76 MWK170,832.15	$224.97 KHR898,850.70	+127.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.29 MWK71,413.09	$59.35 KHR237,145.62	+43.8%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Malawi	Cambodia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.75 MWK613,624.87	$239.67 KHR957,565.21	-32.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,467.81 MWK2,538,900.22	$6,966.88 KHR27,835,481.78	+374.6%
Average			+171.1%

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pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Cambodia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 MWK1,936.30	$1.05 KHR4,195.17	-6.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MWK5,038.54	$2.13 KHR8,490.63	-27.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,744.26	$1.85 KHR7,391.50	+16.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.33 MWK88,791.94	$40.58 KHR162,146.82	-20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,833.36	$5.50 KHR21,974.72	+39.2%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 30.8% less for clothing

	Malawi	Cambodia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.22 MWK78,224.87	$23.50 KHR93,892.00	-48.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.94 MWK60,441.60	$19.98 KHR79,841.49	-42.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.17 MWK102,350.12	$65.88 KHR263,197.25	+11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.71 MWK122,300.07	$39.83 KHR159,150.27	-43.7%
Average			-30.8%

Malawi vs. Cambodia - 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: March 2025

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