Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Georgia

Georgia vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Georgia is 34.5% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.6% more in Georgia
Groceries: pay 18.0% less in Georgia
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Georgia
Housing: pay 79.7% more in Georgia
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Georgia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% more in Georgia
Clothing: pay 59.8% more in Georgia

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

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Georgia vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.6% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Georgia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.50 MWK7,814.70	$11.33 GEL29.34	+151.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 MWK14,880.81	$10.10 GEL26.16	+17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 MWK1,845.41	$1.17 GEL3.04	+10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MWK902.91	$0.54 GEL1.39	+3.3%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 18.0% less for groceries

	Malawi	Georgia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 MWK2,738.49	$0.64 GEL1.67	-59.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.83 MWK8,388.22	$4.12 GEL10.66	-14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 MWK7,492.69	$7.60 GEL19.67	+76.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK4,003.47	$2.54 GEL6.57	+10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MWK4,278.75	$2.81 GEL7.27	+13.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 MWK1,884.46	$0.63 GEL1.62	-42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,411.72	$0.80 GEL2.07	-1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MWK1,557.11	$0.71 GEL1.85	-20.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 MWK1,319.77	$0.88 GEL2.27	+15.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 MWK1,319.61	$0.37 GEL0.97	-50.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK920.74	$0.30 GEL0.79	-42.6%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Malawi	Georgia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.95 MWK10,334.67	$5.29 GEL13.71	-11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,505.49	$11.61 GEL30.07	+168.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,205.31 MWK61M	$20,647.09 GEL53,475.96	-41.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 MWK22,137.83	$6.23 GEL16.13	-51.1%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 79.7% more for housing

	Malawi	Georgia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.21 MWK106K	$15.72 GEL40.71	-74.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.08 MWK667K	$445.85 GEL1,154.74	+16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$99.97 MWK174K	$326.09 GEL844.57	+226.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.53 MWK47,807.03	$61.77 GEL159.99	+124.4%
Average			+79.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Malawi	Georgia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.40 MWK643K	$246.66 GEL638.84	-33.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$593.71 MWK1M	$4,502.61 GEL11,661.76	+658.4%
Average			+124.7%

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pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Georgia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 MWK2,846.35	$2.21 GEL5.72	+34.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.97 MWK5,154.08	$3.22 GEL8.33	+8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 MWK4,173.70	$3.25 GEL8.41	+35.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.11 MWK78,336.01	$48.15 GEL124.70	+6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.06 GEL15.69
Average			+17.7%

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pay 59.8% more for clothing

	Malawi	Georgia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.37 MWK75,316.66	$81.30 GEL210.56	+87.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.87 MWK69,239.08	$39.75 GEL102.94	-0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.90 MWK84,923.42	$112.51 GEL291.39	+130.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.38 MWK122K	$106.67 GEL276.27	+51.6%
Average			+59.8%

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