Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Malawi

Malawi vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Malawi is 80.2% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.7% less in Malawi
Groceries: pay 43.2% less in Malawi
Transportation: pay 50.5% more in Malawi
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Malawi
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Malawi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.5% less in Malawi
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in Malawi

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

Malawi vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malawi instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 46.7% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Malawi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.07 FCFA7,549	$4.32 MWK7,478.87	-66.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,077	$9.04 MWK15,650.77	-26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA708	$0.87 MWK1,508.85	-28.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA708	$0.43 MWK749.10	-64.7%
Average			-46.7%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Malawi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.2% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Malawi
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 FCFA1,872	$1.36 MWK2,361.80	-57.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,944	$4.82 MWK8,338.52	+43.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.69 FCFA5,596	$4.51 MWK7,810.86	-53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,699	$2.31 MWK3,991.42	-21.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,790	$1.93 MWK3,332.45	-37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,284	$1.03 MWK1,790.71	-53.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA856	$0.81 MWK1,401.15	-45.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,284	$1.12 MWK1,935.99	-49.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA856	$0.53 MWK912.20	-64.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,070	$0.72 MWK1,245.43	-61.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,284	$0.59 MWK1,014.58	-73.6%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 50.5% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Malawi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 FCFA1,786	$6.19 MWK10,708.52	+100.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.38 FCFA15,235	$4.32 MWK7,478.61	-83.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,034.81 FCFA19,078,546	$35,669.17 MWK61,721,248.60	+8.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 FCFA4,246	$20.40 MWK35,303.82	+177.5%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Malawi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.34 FCFA9,436	$186.12 MWK322,066.85	+1039.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.24 FCFA117,952	$202.19 MWK349,858.70	-1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.37 FCFA66,053	$98.76 MWK170,897.44	-13.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.86 FCFA24,173	$41.29 MWK71,440.38	-1.4%
Average			+255.8%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Malawi - Cost of housing

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Malawi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.36 FCFA37,745	$354.75 MWK613,859.39	+442.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$326.78 FCFA188,724	$1,467.81 MWK2,539,870.55	+349.2%
Average			+396.0%

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pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Malawi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 FCFA944	$1.12 MWK1,937.04	-31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.72 FCFA3,303	$2.91 MWK5,040.47	-49.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,609	$1.59 MWK2,745.31	-64.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.02 FCFA28,309	$51.33 MWK88,825.87	+4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,110	$3.95 MWK6,835.97	-26.6%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Malawi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,154	$45.22 MWK78,254.76	+84.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$102.12 FCFA58,976	$34.94 MWK60,464.70	-65.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$245.08 FCFA141,543	$59.17 MWK102,389.24	-75.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.69 FCFA47,181	$70.71 MWK122,346.81	-13.5%
Average			-17.7%

Equatorial Guinea 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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