Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Kuwait

Kuwait vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 54.8% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.8% more in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 16.4% less in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 1.1% less in Kuwait
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.9% more in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 11.9% more in Kuwait

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

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Kuwait vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.8% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.50 MWK7,803.47	$8.31 KWD2.580	+84.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 MWK14,859.41	$7.91 KWD2.460	-7.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 MWK1,842.76	$0.55 KWD0.170	-48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MWK901.61	$0.31 KWD0.100	-40.9%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 16.4% less for groceries

	Malawi	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 MWK2,734.55	$1.08 KWD0.340	-31.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.83 MWK8,376.16	$2.22 KWD0.690	-54.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 MWK7,481.92	$5.32 KWD1.660	+23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK3,997.72	$2.10 KWD0.650	-8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MWK4,272.60	$2.71 KWD0.840	+10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 MWK1,881.75	$1.10 KWD0.340	+1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,409.69	$0.80 KWD0.250	-1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MWK1,554.87	$0.67 KWD0.210	-25.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 MWK1,317.88	$0.61 KWD0.190	-20.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 MWK1,317.71	$0.50 KWD0.160	-33.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK919.42	$0.47 KWD0.150	-10.6%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 1.1% less for transportation

	Malawi	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.95 MWK10,319.81	$1.25 KWD0.390	-79.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,494.70	$51.95 KWD16.170	+1102.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,205.31 MWK61M	$20,021.80 KWD6,229.940	-43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 MWK22,106.00	$29.57 KWD9.200	+132.0%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Malawi	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.21 MWK106K	$30.53 KWD9.500	-50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.08 MWK666K	$776.48 KWD241.610	+102.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$99.97 MWK173K	$619.33 KWD192.710	+519.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.53 MWK47,738.30	$39.56 KWD12.310	+43.7%
Average			+180.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Malawi	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.40 MWK642K	$251.54 KWD78.270	-32.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$593.71 MWK1M	$6,500.38 KWD2,022.650	+994.9%
Average			+172.7%

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pay 69.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 MWK2,842.26	$2.68 KWD0.830	+63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.97 MWK5,146.67	$4.71 KWD1.470	+58.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 MWK4,167.69	$2.74 KWD0.850	+13.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.11 MWK78,223.38	$97.98 KWD30.490	+117.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.58 KWD3.600
Average			+69.9%

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pay 11.9% more for clothing

	Malawi	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.37 MWK75,208.37	$37.05 KWD11.530	-14.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.87 MWK69,139.53	$37.45 KWD11.650	-6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.90 MWK84,801.32	$95.55 KWD29.730	+95.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.38 MWK122K	$70.48 KWD21.930	+0.1%
Average			+11.9%

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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: October 2026

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