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Malawi vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Malawi is 12.6% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.2% more in Malawi
Groceries: pay 12.7% more in Malawi
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Malawi
Housing: pay 87.3% more in Malawi
Childcare: pay 39.8% more in Malawi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% less in Malawi
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Malawi

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

Malawi vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.2% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Malawi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.44 MUR296.79	$4.94 MWK8,559.86	-23.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 MUR291.10	$9.59 MWK16,625.22	+51.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MUR42.92	$0.88 MWK1,523.30	-5.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.50	$0.45 MWK788.82	-17.8%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 12.7% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Malawi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MUR31.01	$1.25 MWK2,173.99	+86.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 MUR201.06	$4.83 MWK8,375.64	+10.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MUR243.78	$3.70 MWK6,421.01	-30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MUR100.63	$2.18 MWK3,782.37	-0.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 MUR103.63	$2.00 MWK3,463.78	-11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MUR39.11	$1.09 MWK1,881.64	+27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 MUR35.65	$0.81 MWK1,409.60	+5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MUR30.78	$0.90 MWK1,554.77	+34.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 MUR51.87	$0.59 MWK1,030.46	-47.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.11	$0.61 MWK1,060.98	+33.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MUR20.60	$0.59 MWK1,014.81	+30.9%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Malawi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34 MUR246.20	$6.04 MWK10,468.08	+13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.03 MUR1,521.70	$4.32 MWK7,494.24	-86.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,846.82 MUR1,421,113.04	$35,205.31 MWK61,045,878.62	+14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.37 MUR1,399.14	$20.15 MWK34,943.87	-33.6%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 87.3% more for housing

	Mauritius	Malawi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MUR1,424.91	$184.06 MWK319,155.40	+495.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.11 MUR20,736.52	$201.16 MWK348,818.64	-55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.67 MUR15,095.90	$79.07 MWK137,101.90	-75.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.19 MUR1,713.37	$31.77 MWK55,095.53	-14.6%
Average			+87.3%

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pay 39.8% more for childcare

	Mauritius	Malawi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.96 MUR6,632.32	$354.19 MWK614,162.67	+146.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,397.02 MUR202,570.90	$1,471.60 MWK2,551,744.52	-66.5%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Malawi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MUR94.62	$1.48 MWK2,563.89	-28.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MUR111.34	$2.85 MWK4,942.54	+17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 MUR281.10	$1.98 MWK3,434.50	-67.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.41 MUR1,723.70	$48.41 MWK83,943.35	+29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 MUR273.30	$3.95 MWK6,850.26	-33.4%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Mauritius	Malawi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 MUR2,315.13	$44.72 MWK77,536.37	-11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.89 MUR1,883.90	$34.73 MWK60,227.91	-15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.17 MUR3,877.60	$58.69 MWK101,773.52	-30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.89 MUR3,081.47	$70.38 MWK122,044.96	+5.2%
Average			-12.8%

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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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