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Grenada vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Grenada is 2.0 times more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 89.6% more in Grenada
Groceries: pay 89.6% more in Grenada
Transportation: pay 4.4 times more in Grenada
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Grenada
Childcare: pay 12.8% less in Grenada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.9% more in Grenada
Clothing: pay 9.1% less in Grenada

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

Grenada vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 89.6% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Grenada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.32 MWK7,528.46	$8.33 EC$22.50	+92.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 MWK15,754.55	$8.79 EC$23.75	-2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MWK1,518.86	$1.57 EC$4.25	+80.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MWK754.07	$1.25 EC$3.38	+188.5%
Average			+89.6%

Malawi vs. Grenada - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.6% more for groceries

	Malawi	Grenada
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 MWK2,377.46	$1.60 EC$4.33	+17.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MWK8,393.81	$4.32 EC$11.68	-10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MWK7,862.65	$17.86 EC$48.26	+295.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK4,017.89	$3.74 EC$10.11	+62.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MWK3,354.54	$3.52 EC$9.52	+82.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,802.58	$2.48 EC$6.70	+139.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,410.44	$0.84 EC$2.27	+3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 MWK1,948.83	$0.79 EC$2.13	-29.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK918.25	$1.34 EC$3.63	+155.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 MWK1,253.69	$2.32 EC$6.26	+221.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,021.31	$0.86 EC$2.33	+47.0%
Average			+89.6%

Malawi vs. Grenada - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

	Malawi	Grenada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 MWK10,779.53	$5.27 EC$14.25	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,528.20	$37.00 EC$100.00	+756.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,669.17 MWK62,130,529.71	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-30.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.40 MWK35,537.92	$155.41 EC$420.00	+661.7%
Average			+343.2%

Malawi vs. Grenada - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Malawi	Grenada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$186.12 MWK324,202.52	$47.49 EC$128.33	-74.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.19 MWK352,178.66	$557.56 EC$1,506.84	+175.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.76 MWK172,030.68	$305.55 EC$825.77	+209.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.29 MWK71,914.11	$157.57 EC$425.84	+281.7%
Average			+148.1%

Malawi vs. Grenada - Cost of housing

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pay 12.8% less for childcare

	Malawi	Grenada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.75 MWK617,929.96	$55.50 EC$150.00	-84.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,467.81 MWK2,556,712.75	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	+58.8%
Average			-12.8%

Malawi vs. Grenada - Cost of childcare

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pay 77.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Grenada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 MWK1,949.89	$2.31 EC$6.25	+106.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MWK5,073.89	$3.89 EC$10.50	+33.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,763.52	$3.70 EC$10.00	+133.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.33 MWK89,414.89	$34.56 EC$93.41	-32.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,881.30	$9.83 EC$26.58	+148.9%
Average			+77.9%

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pay 9.1% less for clothing

	Malawi	Grenada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.22 MWK78,773.68	$25.90 EC$70.00	-42.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.94 MWK60,865.64	$44.40 EC$120.00	+27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.17 MWK103,068.19	$42.55 EC$115.00	-28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.71 MWK123,158.11	$75.85 EC$205.00	+7.3%
Average			-9.1%

Malawi vs. Grenada - 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: February 2025

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