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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 97.1% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 44.2% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 54.1% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.3% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 69.3% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of transportation, housing, clothing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Malawi. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Malawi, you would:

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pay 17.5% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.94 MWK8,558.96	$3.58 F CFA2,047	-27.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.59 MWK16,623.49	$11.18 F CFA6,397	+16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 MWK1,523.14	$0.84 F CFA483	-3.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 MWK788.74	$0.84 F CFA481	+84.8%
Average			+17.5%

Malawi vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.2% more for groceries

	Malawi	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 MWK2,173.76	$0.52 F CFA299	-58.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.83 MWK8,374.77	$11.63 F CFA6,653	+140.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MWK6,420.34	$9.04 F CFA5,175	+144.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MWK3,781.97	$2.26 F CFA1,293	+3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 MWK3,463.42	$3.96 F CFA2,267	+98.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 MWK1,881.44	$1.82 F CFA1,039	+67.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,409.46	$0.52 F CFA295	-36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MWK1,554.61	$1.02 F CFA582	+13.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,030.36	$0.92 F CFA525	+54.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 MWK1,060.87	$0.76 F CFA435	+24.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,014.70	$0.79 F CFA453	+35.2%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Malawi	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.04 MWK10,466.99	$5.92 F CFA3,390	-1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,493.46	$49.19 F CFA28,147	+1038.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,205.31 MWK61M	$30,855.61 F CFA18M	-12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.15 MWK34,940.22	$16.10 F CFA9,212	-20.1%
Average			+250.9%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Malawi	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$184.06 MWK319K	$43.08 F CFA24,650	-76.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$201.16 MWK349K	$593.76 F CFA340K	+195.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.07 MWK137K	$371.16 F CFA212K	+369.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.77 MWK55,089.79	$154.37 F CFA88,334	+385.8%
Average			+218.4%

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pay 54.1% more for childcare

	Malawi	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.19 MWK614K	$295.14 F CFA169K	-16.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,471.60 MWK3M	$3,311.61 F CFA2M	+125.0%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 MWK2,563.62	$1.07 F CFA614	-27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.85 MWK4,942.02	$2.01 F CFA1,151	-29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 MWK3,434.14	$1.79 F CFA1,024	-9.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.41 MWK83,934.60	$80.64 F CFA46,145	+66.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,849.54	$8.94 F CFA5,118	+126.4%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 69.3% more for clothing

	Malawi	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.72 MWK77,528.29	$83.47 F CFA47,765	+86.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.73 MWK60,221.63	$47.70 F CFA27,294	+37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.69 MWK102K	$89.44 F CFA51,177	+52.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.38 MWK122K	$141.31 F CFA80,859	+100.8%
Average			+69.3%

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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 2026

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