Cost of living comparison

Azerbaijan

compared to

Malawi

Malawi vs. Azerbaijan Cost of Living Summary

Malawi is 80.1% more expensive than Azerbaijan overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.5% more in Malawi
Groceries: pay 98.5% more in Malawi
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Malawi
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in Malawi
Childcare: pay 21.1% more in Malawi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% less in Malawi
Clothing: pay 19.7% less in Malawi

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

Malawi vs. Azerbaijan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.5% more for restaurants

	Azerbaijan	Malawi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.16 AZN12.17	$4.32 MWK7,494.49	-39.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.08 AZN10.33	$9.04 MWK15,683.46	+48.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 AZN1.15	$0.87 MWK1,512.00	+28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 AZN0.56	$0.43 MWK750.66	+32.3%
Average			+17.5%

Azerbaijan vs. Malawi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 98.5% more for groceries

	Azerbaijan	Malawi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.37 AZN0.64	$1.36 MWK2,366.74	+265.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.25 AZN3.82	$4.82 MWK8,355.93	+114.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.99 AZN8.49	$4.51 MWK7,827.17	-9.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.27 AZN2.16	$2.31 MWK3,999.76	+81.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.86 AZN3.17	$1.93 MWK3,339.41	+3.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.38 AZN0.65	$1.03 MWK1,794.45	+169.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 AZN1.25	$0.81 MWK1,404.08	+9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 AZN1.03	$1.12 MWK1,940.04	+85.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 AZN1.29	$0.53 MWK914.11	-30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 AZN0.43	$0.72 MWK1,248.04	+183.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 AZN0.32	$0.59 MWK1,016.70	+212.3%
Average			+98.5%

Azerbaijan vs. Malawi - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Azerbaijan	Malawi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.29 AZN3.89	$6.19 MWK10,730.89	+170.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.53 AZN23.00	$4.32 MWK7,494.23	-68.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,196.08 AZN34,333.33	$35,669.17 MWK61,850,147.98	+76.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.90 AZN8.32	$20.40 MWK35,377.55	+316.6%
Average			+124.0%

Azerbaijan vs. Malawi - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Azerbaijan	Malawi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.53 AZN21.30	$186.12 MWK322,739.46	+1385.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$303.97 AZN516.74	$202.19 MWK350,589.35	-33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$222.12 AZN377.60	$98.76 MWK171,254.34	-55.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.77 AZN62.51	$41.29 MWK71,589.58	+12.3%
Average			+327.2%

Azerbaijan vs. Malawi - Cost of housing

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pay 21.1% more for childcare

	Azerbaijan	Malawi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.65 AZN288.40	$354.75 MWK615,141.38	+109.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,419.31 AZN7,512.82	$1,467.81 MWK2,545,174.85	-66.8%
Average			+21.1%

Azerbaijan vs. Malawi - Cost of childcare

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pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Azerbaijan	Malawi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.32 AZN2.25	$1.12 MWK1,941.09	-15.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.74 AZN4.65	$2.91 MWK5,051.00	+6.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 AZN6.00	$1.59 MWK2,751.05	-55.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.62 AZN55.45	$51.33 MWK89,011.38	+57.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$3.95 MWK6,850.25	-32.8%
Average			-7.9%

Azerbaijan vs. Malawi - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.7% less for clothing

	Azerbaijan	Malawi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.10 AZN86.87	$45.22 MWK78,418.19	-11.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.64 AZN72.49	$34.94 MWK60,590.97	-18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.53 AZN174.29	$59.17 MWK102,603.07	-42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.92 AZN129.06	$70.71 MWK122,602.32	-6.9%
Average			-19.7%

Azerbaijan 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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