Cost of living comparison

Argentina

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Malawi vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Malawi is 31.9% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.5% less in Malawi
Groceries: pay 13.4% more in Malawi
Transportation: pay 32.8% more in Malawi
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Malawi
Childcare: pay 28.0% more in Malawi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% more in Malawi
Clothing: pay 41.8% less in Malawi

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

Malawi vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.5% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Malawi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.59 ARS9,220.96	$4.32 MWK7,494.49	-49.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.73 ARS7,221.82	$9.04 MWK15,683.46	+34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 ARS1,418.10	$0.87 MWK1,512.00	-34.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ARS1,075.95	$0.43 MWK750.66	-56.8%
Average			-26.5%

Argentina vs. Malawi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.4% more for groceries

	Argentina	Malawi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ARS1,532.28	$1.36 MWK2,366.74	-4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.84 ARS4,116.14	$4.82 MWK8,355.93	+25.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.28 ARS4,591.53	$4.51 MWK7,827.17	+5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 ARS1,922.71	$2.31 MWK3,999.76	+28.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 ARS2,834.31	$1.93 MWK3,339.41	-27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS972.11	$1.03 MWK1,794.45	+14.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 ARS909.94	$0.81 MWK1,404.08	-4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS691.39	$1.12 MWK1,940.04	+73.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 ARS1,080.25	$0.53 MWK914.11	-47.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS497.70	$0.72 MWK1,248.04	+55.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS490.30	$0.59 MWK1,016.70	+28.3%
Average			+13.4%

Argentina vs. Malawi - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.8% more for transportation

	Argentina	Malawi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.66 ARS3,928.78	$6.19 MWK10,730.89	+69.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.28 ARS14,248.27	$4.32 MWK7,494.23	-67.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,930.00 ARS31,045,944.48	$35,669.17 MWK61,850,147.98	+23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.90 ARS10,620.06	$20.40 MWK35,377.55	+106.2%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Argentina	Malawi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.37 ARS20,783.57	$186.12 MWK322,739.46	+861.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$303.40 ARS325,594.51	$202.19 MWK350,589.35	-33.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.72 ARS237,931.83	$98.76 MWK171,254.34	-55.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.92 ARS44,989.64	$41.29 MWK71,589.58	-1.5%
Average			+192.7%

Argentina vs. Malawi - Cost of housing

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pay 28.0% more for childcare

	Argentina	Malawi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.69 ARS186,391.03	$354.75 MWK615,141.38	+104.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,841.72 ARS3,049,563.03	$1,467.81 MWK2,545,174.85	-48.3%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Malawi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.81 ARS1,941.58	$1.12 MWK1,941.09	-38.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 ARS2,238.96	$2.91 MWK5,051.00	+39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 ARS2,529.93	$1.59 MWK2,751.05	-32.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.92 ARS20,301.48	$51.33 MWK89,011.38	+171.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.76 ARS5,112.17	$3.95 MWK6,850.25	-17.1%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 41.8% less for clothing

	Argentina	Malawi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.59 ARS85,415.39	$45.22 MWK78,418.19	-43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.14 ARS74,200.68	$34.94 MWK60,590.97	-49.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.64 ARS115,511.16	$59.17 MWK102,603.07	-45.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.20 ARS107,524.99	$70.71 MWK122,602.32	-29.4%
Average			-41.8%

Argentina vs. Malawi - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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