Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

Malawi

Malawi vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Malawi is 75.7% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% less in Malawi
Groceries: pay 71.4% more in Malawi
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Malawi
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Malawi
Childcare: pay 0.4% less in Malawi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% more in Malawi
Clothing: pay 26.7% less in Malawi

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

Malawi vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6% less for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Malawi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 KZT4,265.00	$4.32 MWK7,478.87	-47.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.04 KZT3,113.78	$9.04 MWK15,650.77	+49.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KZT470.03	$0.87 MWK1,508.85	-4.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 KZT254.17	$0.43 MWK749.10	-12.2%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 71.4% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Malawi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KZT203.94	$1.36 MWK2,361.80	+245.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 KZT2,339.40	$4.82 MWK8,338.52	+6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 KZT2,089.92	$4.51 MWK7,810.86	+11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 KZT785.85	$2.31 MWK3,991.42	+51.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KZT1,074.53	$1.93 MWK3,332.45	-7.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT301.68	$1.03 MWK1,790.71	+76.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 KZT426.24	$0.81 MWK1,401.15	-2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT441.15	$1.12 MWK1,935.99	+30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT424.86	$0.53 MWK912.20	-36.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT117.45	$0.72 MWK1,245.43	+216.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT103.10	$0.59 MWK1,014.58	+193.3%
Average			+71.4%

Kazakhstan vs. Malawi - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Malawi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 KZT950.07	$6.19 MWK10,708.52	+235.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.74 KZT7,602.21	$4.32 MWK7,478.61	-70.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,631.50 KZT11,155,334.88	$35,669.17 MWK61,721,248.60	+64.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 KZT2,853.43	$20.40 MWK35,303.82	+268.7%
Average			+124.7%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Malawi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.58 KZT5,971.19	$186.12 MWK322,066.85	+1507.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$345.54 KZT178,191.92	$202.19 MWK349,858.70	-41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.07 KZT127,929.29	$98.76 MWK170,897.44	-60.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.43 KZT18,788.23	$41.29 MWK71,440.38	+13.3%
Average			+354.8%

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pay 0.4% less for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Malawi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.89 KZT105,662.83	$354.75 MWK613,859.39	+73.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,596.30 KZT2,886,006.16	$1,467.81 MWK2,539,870.55	-73.8%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Malawi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 KZT615.37	$1.12 MWK1,937.04	-6.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 KZT1,016.31	$2.91 MWK5,040.47	+47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 KZT997.43	$1.59 MWK2,745.31	-18.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.19 KZT19,177.28	$51.33 MWK88,825.87	+38.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 KZT2,301.49	$3.95 MWK6,835.97	-11.5%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 26.7% less for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Malawi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.88 KZT36,553.14	$45.22 MWK78,254.76	-36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.23 KZT22,294.23	$34.94 MWK60,464.70	-19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.08 KZT50,064.09	$59.17 MWK102,389.24	-39.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.68 KZT41,606.86	$70.71 MWK122,346.81	-12.4%
Average			-26.7%

Kazakhstan 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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