Cost of living comparison
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Malawi vs. Togo Cost of Living Summary
Malawi is 30.0% cheaper than Togo overall.
Malawi vs. Togo Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Malawi instead of Togo, you would:
pay 19.7% more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
F CFA1,698
|
$4.50
MWK7,814.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.56
F CFA3,247
|
$8.57
MWK14,880.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.10
F CFA2,394
|
$1.06
MWK1,845.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
F CFA424
|
$0.52
MWK902.91
|
|
Togo vs. Malawi - Cost of restaurants
pay 11.8% less for groceries
|
Togo
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
F CFA773
|
$1.58
MWK2,738.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.83
MWK8,388.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
F CFA5,008
|
$4.31
MWK7,492.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
F CFA1,157
|
$2.31
MWK4,003.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.46
MWK4,278.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA791
|
$1.09
MWK1,884.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
F CFA452
|
$0.81
MWK1,411.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
MWK1,557.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
F CFA678
|
$0.76
MWK1,319.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
F CFA452
|
$0.76
MWK1,319.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA316
|
$0.53
MWK920.74
|
|
Togo vs. Malawi - Cost of groceries
pay 30.8% more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.55
F CFA2,657
|
$5.95
MWK10,334.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.32
MWK7,505.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,205.31
MWK61M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.75
MWK22,137.83
|
|
Togo vs. Malawi - Cost of transportation
pay 61.6% less for housing
|
Togo
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.68
F CFA24,915
|
$61.21
MWK106K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$384.08
MWK667K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$99.97
MWK174K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.17
F CFA64,905
|
$27.53
MWK47,807.03
|
|
Togo vs. Malawi - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$370.40
MWK643K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$593.71
MWK1M
|
Togo vs. Malawi - Cost of childcare
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
F CFA548
|
$1.64
MWK2,846.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.80
F CFA3,388
|
$2.97
MWK5,154.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.40
MWK4,173.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.31
F CFA35,213
|
$45.11
MWK78,336.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
F CFA2,492
|
?? | |
Togo vs. Malawi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.37
MWK75,316.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.87
MWK69,239.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$48.90
MWK84,923.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$70.38
MWK122K
|
Togo vs. Malawi - Cost of clothing
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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