Cost of living comparison
compared to
Haiti vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary
Haiti is 2.1 times more expensive than Malawi overall.
Haiti vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Haiti instead of Malawi, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
MWK7,814.70
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
MWK14,880.81
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MWK1,845.41
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MWK902.91
|
?? |
Malawi vs. Haiti - Cost of restaurants
pay 46.6% more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
MWK2,738.49
|
$2.67
HTG350.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.83
MWK8,388.22
|
$3.07
HTG402.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.31
MWK7,492.69
|
$11.56
HTG1,516.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,003.47
|
$5.50
HTG721.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
MWK4,278.75
|
$2.77
HTG363.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
MWK1,884.46
|
$2.00
HTG262.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,411.72
|
$0.71
HTG92.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
MWK1,557.11
|
$0.57
HTG75.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MWK1,319.77
|
$1.09
HTG143.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MWK1,319.61
|
$2.42
HTG317.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK920.74
|
$0.98
HTG128.69
|
|
Malawi vs. Haiti - Cost of groceries
pay 22.2% more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.95
MWK10,334.67
|
$4.28
HTG560.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,505.49
|
$20.00
HTG2,622.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,205.31
MWK61M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
MWK22,137.83
|
$3.58
HTG469.40
|
|
Malawi vs. Haiti - Cost of transportation
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.21
MWK106K
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.08
MWK667K
|
$909.78
HTG119K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.97
MWK174K
|
$889.79
HTG117K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MWK47,807.03
|
?? | |
Malawi vs. Haiti - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.40
MWK643K
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$593.71
MWK1M
|
?? |
Malawi vs. Haiti - Cost of childcare
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
MWK2,846.35
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
MWK5,154.08
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
MWK4,173.70
|
$1.53
HTG200.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.11
MWK78,336.01
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
HTG1,311.16
|
|
Malawi vs. Haiti - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 88.1% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Haiti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.37
MWK75,316.66
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.87
MWK69,239.08
|
$74.98
HTG9,833.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.90
MWK84,923.42
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.38
MWK122K
|
?? | |
Malawi vs. Haiti - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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