Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Angola

Angola vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Angola is 2.4 times more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.8% more in Angola
Groceries: pay 20.9% more in Angola
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Angola
Housing: pay 95.0% more in Angola
Childcare: pay 6.1 times more in Angola
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% more in Angola
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Angola

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Angola are more expensive than in Malawi. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Angola.

Angola vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.8% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Angola
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.32 MWK7,494.74	$5.87 AOA5,354.55	+35.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 MWK15,683.98	$7.83 AOA7,137.03	-13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MWK1,512.05	$1.64 AOA1,495.87	+88.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MWK750.69	$1.04 AOA949.90	+140.6%
Average			+62.8%

Malawi vs. Angola - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.9% more for groceries

	Malawi	Angola
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 MWK2,366.81	$1.29 AOA1,177.64	-5.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MWK8,356.21	$6.25 AOA5,696.66	+29.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MWK7,827.43	$6.93 AOA6,316.08	+53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK3,999.89	$2.34 AOA2,131.20	+1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MWK3,339.52	$2.71 AOA2,473.62	+40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,794.51	$1.18 AOA1,071.79	+13.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,404.13	$0.49 AOA448.96	-39.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 MWK1,940.10	$1.38 AOA1,261.05	+23.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK914.14	$0.94 AOA858.62	+78.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 MWK1,248.08	$0.81 AOA738.93	+12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,016.74	$0.71 AOA644.74	+20.6%
Average			+20.9%

Malawi vs. Angola - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Malawi	Angola
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 MWK10,731.25	$1.40 AOA1,280.33	-77.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,494.48	$33.17 AOA30,254.48	+667.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,669.17 MWK61,852,226.56	$19,880.09 AOA18,130,646.11	-44.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.40 MWK35,378.74	$10.84 AOA9,882.11	-46.9%
Average			+124.8%

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pay 95.0% more for housing

	Malawi	Angola
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$186.12 MWK322,750.31	$132.73 AOA121,048.86	-28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.19 MWK350,601.13	$493.78 AOA450,322.91	+144.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.76 MWK171,260.10	$282.94 AOA258,041.27	+186.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.29 MWK71,591.98	$73.50 AOA67,030.93	+78.0%
Average			+95.0%

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pay 6.1 times more for childcare

	Malawi	Angola
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.75 MWK615,162.05	$697.15 AOA635,801.26	+96.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,467.81 MWK2,545,260.39	$14,918.69 AOA13,605,846.97	+916.4%
Average			+506.4%

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pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Angola
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 MWK1,941.15	$1.55 AOA1,413.29	+38.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MWK5,051.17	$3.59 AOA3,273.11	+23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,751.14	$2.38 AOA2,172.79	+50.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.33 MWK89,014.37	$42.94 AOA39,157.91	-16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,850.48	$4.49 AOA4,091.55	+13.6%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Malawi	Angola
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.22 MWK78,420.83	$97.67 AOA89,070.69	+116.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.94 MWK60,593.01	$79.01 AOA72,055.11	+126.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.17 MWK102,606.51	$129.43 AOA118,043.82	+118.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.71 MWK122,606.44	$254.73 AOA232,317.60	+260.3%
Average			+155.3%

Malawi vs. Angola - 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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