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Sudan vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Sudan is 22.3% cheaper than Malawi overall.

Restaurants
pay 55.1% less in Sudan
Groceries
pay 8.1% less in Sudan
Transportation
pay 65.9% less in Sudan
Housing
pay 52.2% more in Sudan
Childcare
pay 17.5% more in Sudan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 41.2% less in Sudan
Clothing
pay 78.2% less in Sudan

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

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Sudan vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 55.1% less for restaurants

 
Malawi
Sudan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.50
MWK7,814.70
$2.36
SDG1,418.54
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.57
MWK14,880.81
$2.71
SDG1,627.06
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.06
MWK1,845.41
$0.51
SDG308.57
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pay 8.1% less for groceries

 
Malawi
Sudan
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.58
MWK2,738.49
$1.40
SDG842.10
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.83
MWK8,388.22
??
Milk (1 gallon) $4.31
MWK7,492.69
$5.13
SDG3,083.40
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pay 65.9% less for transportation

 
Malawi
Sudan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.95
MWK10,334.67
$4.29
SDG2,581.72
Monthly public transit pass $4.32
MWK7,505.49
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,205.31
MWK61M
$5,000.00
SDG3M
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pay 52.2% more for housing

 
Malawi
Sudan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $61.21
MWK106K
$32.29
SDG19,423.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $384.08
MWK667K
$537.26
SDG323K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $99.97
MWK174K
$171.67
SDG103K
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pay 17.5% more for childcare

 
Malawi
Sudan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $370.40
MWK643K
$112.29
SDG67,544.64
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $593.71
MWK1M
$2,702.37
SDG2M
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pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Malawi
Sudan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.64
MWK2,846.35
$2.38
SDG1,430.34
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.97
MWK5,154.08
$2.79
SDG1,678.29
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.40
MWK4,173.70
$1.81
SDG1,088.74
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pay 78.2% less for clothing

 
Malawi
Sudan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $43.37
MWK75,316.66
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.87
MWK69,239.08
$8.70
SDG5,233.05
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $48.90
MWK84,923.42
??
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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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