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Egypt vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 29.9% cheaper than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.5% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 51.2% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 23.7% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 41.4% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 35.2% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.0% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 11.6% more in Egypt

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Egypt.

Egypt vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.5% less for restaurants

	Malawi	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.94 MWK8,535.71	$4.04 EGP192.56	-18.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.59 MWK16,578.33	$5.01 EGP238.65	-47.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 MWK1,519.00	$0.36 EGP17.26	-58.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 MWK786.60	$0.16 EGP7.49	-65.4%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 51.2% less for groceries

	Malawi	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 MWK2,167.86	$0.56 EGP26.52	-55.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.83 MWK8,352.02	$1.51 EGP71.98	-68.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MWK6,402.89	$3.31 EGP157.57	-10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MWK3,771.70	$1.43 EGP68.30	-34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 MWK3,454.01	$2.05 EGP97.62	+2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 MWK1,876.33	$0.65 EGP30.88	-40.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,405.63	$0.29 EGP13.65	-64.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MWK1,550.39	$0.21 EGP10.14	-76.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,027.56	$0.16 EGP7.44	-73.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 MWK1,057.98	$0.18 EGP8.53	-70.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,011.95	$0.17 EGP8.07	-71.1%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 23.7% less for transportation

	Malawi	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.04 MWK10,438.56	$1.30 EGP61.93	-78.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,473.10	$7.45 EGP355.17	+72.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,205.31 MWK60,873,698.72	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	-4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.15 MWK34,845.31	$3.10 EGP147.87	-84.6%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 41.4% less for housing

	Malawi	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$184.06 MWK318,255.22	$12.49 EGP595.23	-93.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$201.16 MWK347,834.79	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.07 MWK136,715.20	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	+7.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.77 MWK54,940.14	$13.26 EGP631.77	-58.3%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 35.2% less for childcare

	Malawi	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.19 MWK612,430.42	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	-79.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,471.60 MWK2,544,547.33	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	+9.3%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 MWK2,556.66	$1.67 EGP79.76	+13.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.85 MWK4,928.60	$1.40 EGP66.95	-50.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 MWK3,424.81	$1.99 EGP94.87	+0.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.41 MWK83,706.59	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	-55.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,830.93	$3.25 EGP154.72	-17.8%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 11.6% more for clothing

	Malawi	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.72 MWK77,317.68	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	-45.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.73 MWK60,058.04	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	+28.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.69 MWK101,486.47	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	+97.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.38 MWK121,700.73	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	-34.1%
Average			+11.6%

Malawi vs. Egypt - 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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