Malawi is 2.5 times more expensive than Afghanistan.

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

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pay 94.7% more for restaurants

 
Afghanistan
Malawi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.34
AFN159
$4.32
MWK7,498.84
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.88
AFN332
$9.04
MWK15,692.55
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
AFN33
$0.87
MWK1,512.88

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

 
Afghanistan
Malawi
Bread
1 loaf
$0.24
AFN17
$1.36
MWK2,368.11
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.99
AFN136
$4.82
MWK8,360.77
Milk (1 gallon) $2.40
AFN163
$4.51
MWK7,831.71

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pay 94.0% more for transportation

 
Afghanistan
Malawi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.06
AFN277
$6.19
MWK10,737.11
Monthly public transit pass $15.44
AFN1,051
$4.32
MWK7,498.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $8,439.56
AFN574,841
$35,669.17
MWK61,886,003.48

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pay 33.8% more for housing

 
Afghanistan
Malawi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$189.66
AFN12,918
$186.12
MWK322,926.56
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $88.17
AFN6,005
$202.19
MWK350,792.59
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $59.20
AFN4,032
$98.76
MWK171,353.62

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

 
Afghanistan
Malawi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $37.05
AFN2,524
$354.75
MWK615,497.99
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,462.66
AFN99,626
$1,467.81
MWK2,546,650.33

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pay 91.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Afghanistan
Malawi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.14
AFN282
$1.12
MWK1,942.21
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.05
AFN71
$2.91
MWK5,053.92
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.90
AFN130
$1.59
MWK2,752.64

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

 
Afghanistan
Malawi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$15.11
AFN1,029
$45.22
MWK78,463.65
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$18.99
AFN1,293
$34.94
MWK60,626.10
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$26.51
AFN1,806
$59.17
MWK102,662.55

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