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Kazakhstan vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 16.8% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% more in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 26.5% less in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 16.4% more in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 46.5% more in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 85.5% more in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% less in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 11.9% more in Kazakhstan

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

Kazakhstan vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.94 MWK8,560.73	$7.69 KZT3,977.58	+55.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.59 MWK16,626.92	$5.59 KZT2,890.51	-41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 MWK1,523.45	$0.82 KZT426.70	-6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 MWK788.90	$0.47 KZT241.51	+2.6%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 26.5% less for groceries

	Malawi	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 MWK2,174.21	$0.38 KZT197.30	-69.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.83 MWK8,376.49	$3.90 KZT2,016.35	-19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MWK6,421.66	$3.72 KZT1,923.76	+0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MWK3,782.75	$1.42 KZT732.35	-35.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 MWK3,464.14	$1.90 KZT982.84	-4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 MWK1,881.83	$0.54 KZT279.23	-50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,409.75	$0.78 KZT405.70	-3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MWK1,554.93	$0.81 KZT417.13	-10.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,030.57	$0.76 KZT390.79	+27.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 MWK1,061.08	$0.27 KZT139.01	-56.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,014.91	$0.18 KZT90.79	-70.0%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 16.4% more for transportation

	Malawi	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.04 MWK10,469.15	$1.64 KZT848.55	-72.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,495.00	$14.93 KZT7,727.42	+245.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,205.31 MWK61,052,096.30	$21,099.38 KZT10,919,668.15	-40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.15 MWK34,947.42	$6.61 KZT3,420.28	-67.2%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 46.5% more for housing

	Malawi	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$184.06 MWK319,187.91	$13.16 KZT6,812.11	-92.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$201.16 MWK348,854.16	$335.95 KZT173,863.48	+67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.07 MWK137,115.86	$228.28 KZT118,145.21	+188.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.77 MWK55,101.15	$39.09 KZT20,228.17	+23.0%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 85.5% more for childcare

	Malawi	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.19 MWK614,225.22	$167.71 KZT86,796.49	-52.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,471.60 MWK2,552,004.42	$4,761.69 KZT2,464,343.47	+223.6%
Average			+85.5%

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pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 MWK2,564.15	$1.16 KZT598.73	-21.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.85 MWK4,943.04	$1.82 KZT943.70	-36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 MWK3,434.85	$1.91 KZT990.10	-3.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.41 MWK83,951.90	$32.04 KZT16,582.35	-33.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,850.95	$4.04 KZT2,089.74	+2.2%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 11.9% more for clothing

	Malawi	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.72 MWK77,544.27	$48.70 KZT25,201.44	+8.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.73 MWK60,234.04	$35.81 KZT18,534.65	+3.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.69 MWK101,783.88	$76.95 KZT39,822.24	+31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.38 MWK122,057.39	$73.59 KZT38,084.45	+4.6%
Average			+11.9%

Malawi vs. Kazakhstan - 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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