Cost of living comparison
compared to
Malawi vs. Tuvalu Cost of Living Summary
Malawi is 22.7% cheaper than Tuvalu overall.
Malawi vs. Tuvalu Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Malawi instead of Tuvalu, you would:
pay 7.6% more for restaurants
|
Tuvalu
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
A$4.88
|
$4.50
MWK7,814.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
A$7.19
|
$8.57
MWK14,880.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
A$3.60
|
$1.06
MWK1,845.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
A$3.60
|
$0.52
MWK902.91
|
|
Tuvalu vs. Malawi - Cost of restaurants
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Tuvalu
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.58
MWK2,738.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.83
MWK8,388.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.31
MWK7,492.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.31
MWK4,003.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.46
MWK4,278.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.09
MWK1,884.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
MWK1,411.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
MWK1,557.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
MWK1,319.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
MWK1,319.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
MWK920.74
|
Tuvalu vs. Malawi - Cost of groceries
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Tuvalu
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$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
|
Tuvalu vs. Malawi - Cost of transportation
pay 24.6% less for housing
|
Tuvalu
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$61.21
MWK106K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$318.09
A$457.61
|
$384.08
MWK667K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.06
A$305.07
|
$99.97
MWK174K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$27.53
MWK47,807.03
|
|
Tuvalu vs. Malawi - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tuvalu
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$370.40
MWK643K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$593.71
MWK1M
|
Tuvalu vs. Malawi - Cost of childcare
pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tuvalu
|
Malawi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
A$4.32
|
$1.64
MWK2,846.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
A$7.19
|
$2.97
MWK5,154.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.40
MWK4,173.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.11
MWK78,336.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
Tuvalu vs. Malawi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Tuvalu
|
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
|
Tuvalu 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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