Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 60.3% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 86.2% more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 33.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 97.1% more in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 62.7% more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 86.5% more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 62.7% more in Guinea-Bissau

The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, and groceries in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Malawi. Notably, transportation, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Malawi, you would:

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pay 86.2% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.32 MWK7,494.74	$4.90 F CFA2,956	+13.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 MWK15,683.98	$9.43 F CFA5,686	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MWK1,512.05	$1.31 F CFA788	+49.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MWK750.69	$1.63 F CFA985	+277.4%
Average			+86.2%

Malawi vs. Guinea-Bissau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.8% more for groceries

	Malawi	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 MWK2,366.81	$0.90 F CFA543	-34.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MWK8,356.21	$7.28 F CFA4,389	+51.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MWK7,827.43	$6.18 F CFA3,730	+37.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK3,999.89	$4.90 F CFA2,956	+112.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MWK3,339.52	$5.93 F CFA3,576	+207.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,794.51	$1.85 F CFA1,118	+79.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,404.13	$0.44 F CFA268	-45.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 MWK1,940.10	$1.85 F CFA1,118	+65.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK914.14	$0.07 F CFA45	-85.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 MWK1,248.08	$0.59 F CFA358	-17.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,016.74	$0.59 F CFA358	+1.1%
Average			+33.8%

Malawi vs. Guinea-Bissau - Cost of groceries

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pay 97.1% more for transportation

	Malawi	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 MWK10,731.25	$4.52 F CFA2,726	-27.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,494.48	$25.57 F CFA15,424	+491.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,669.17 MWK61,852,226.56	$32,027.10 F CFA19,317,179	-10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.40 MWK35,378.74	$6.94 F CFA4,188	-66.0%
Average			+97.1%

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pay 62.7% more for housing

	Malawi	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$186.12 MWK322,750.31	$45.27 F CFA27,304	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.19 MWK350,601.13	$433.95 F CFA261,740	+114.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.76 MWK171,260.10	$225.47 F CFA135,993	+128.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.29 MWK71,591.98	$75.86 F CFA45,755	+83.7%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 86.5% more for childcare

	Malawi	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.75 MWK615,162.05	$765.65 F CFA461,801	+115.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,467.81 MWK2,545,260.39	$2,307.50 F CFA1,391,773	+57.2%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 MWK1,941.15	$1.55 F CFA936	+38.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MWK5,051.17	$2.04 F CFA1,232	-29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,751.14	$1.63 F CFA985	+3.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.33 MWK89,014.37	$57.19 F CFA34,492	+11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,850.48	$1.63 F CFA985	-58.6%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 62.7% more for clothing

	Malawi	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.22 MWK78,420.83	$89.86 F CFA54,202	+98.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.94 MWK60,593.01	$57.19 F CFA34,492	+63.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.17 MWK102,606.51	$81.69 F CFA49,274	+38.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.71 MWK122,606.44	$106.20 F CFA64,056	+50.2%
Average			+62.7%

Malawi vs. Guinea-Bissau - 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: March 2025

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