Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 88.9% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 51.3% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 49.7% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Malawi. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Malawi, you would:

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pay 48.4% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.50 MWK7,814.70	$9.53 TTD64.81	+111.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 MWK14,880.81	$8.37 TTD56.91	-2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 MWK1,845.41	$1.14 TTD7.74	+7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MWK902.91	$0.93 TTD6.34	+79.3%
Average			+48.4%

Malawi vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.3% more for groceries

	Malawi	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 MWK2,738.49	$2.36 TTD16.03	+49.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.83 MWK8,388.22	$3.42 TTD23.24	-29.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 MWK7,492.69	$8.75 TTD59.46	+102.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK4,003.47	$4.36 TTD29.67	+89.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MWK4,278.75	$4.41 TTD30.01	+79.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 MWK1,884.46	$2.01 TTD13.66	+85.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,411.72	$1.19 TTD8.07	+46.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MWK1,557.11	$1.47 TTD9.97	+63.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 MWK1,319.77	$2.11 TTD14.37	+178.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 MWK1,319.61	$0.64 TTD4.32	-16.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK920.74	$0.68 TTD4.60	+27.7%
Average			+51.3%

Malawi vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Malawi	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.95 MWK10,334.67	$4.27 TTD29.02	-28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,505.49	$113.02 TTD768.39	+2515.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,205.31 MWK61M	$39,064.54 TTD266K	+11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 MWK22,137.83	$9.24 TTD62.85	-27.5%
Average			+101.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Malawi	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.21 MWK106K	$58.23 TTD395.89	-4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.08 MWK667K	$592.81 TTD4,030.45	+54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$99.97 MWK174K	$408.75 TTD2,779.07	+308.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.53 MWK47,807.03	$55.11 TTD374.70	+100.2%
Average			+131.3%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Malawi	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.40 MWK643K	$262.82 TTD1,786.91	-29.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$593.71 MWK1M	$10,822.31 TTD73,579.98	+1722.8%
Average			+259.6%

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pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 MWK2,846.35	$2.20 TTD14.95	+34.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.97 MWK5,154.08	$3.67 TTD24.94	+23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 MWK4,173.70	$4.86 TTD33.07	+102.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.11 MWK78,336.01	$53.64 TTD364.71	+18.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.66 TTD58.88
Average			+33.2%

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pay 49.7% more for clothing

	Malawi	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.37 MWK75,316.66	$57.23 TTD389.07	+31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.87 MWK69,239.08	$50.67 TTD344.52	+27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.90 MWK84,923.42	$117.03 TTD795.68	+139.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.38 MWK122K	$88.04 TTD598.57	+25.1%
Average			+49.7%

Malawi vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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