Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Haiti

Haiti vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 2.3 times more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Haiti
Groceries: pay 67.0% more in Haiti
Transportation: pay 52.7% more in Haiti
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Haiti
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Haiti
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Haiti

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

Haiti vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Malawi	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.32 MWK7,494.49	$12.00 HTG1,570.17	+177.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 MWK15,683.46	$11.39 HTG1,489.82	+25.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MWK1,512.00	$2.00 HTG261.69	+129.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MWK750.66	$1.50 HTG196.27	+246.5%
Average			+144.8%

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pay 67.0% more for groceries

	Malawi	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 MWK2,366.74	$2.50 HTG327.12	+83.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MWK8,355.93	$5.00 HTG654.24	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MWK7,827.17	$5.68 HTG742.97	+25.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK3,999.76	$2.80 HTG365.76	+21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MWK3,339.41	$6.91 HTG903.93	+258.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,794.45	$2.27 HTG296.76	+119.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,404.08	$0.54 HTG71.22	-32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 MWK1,940.04	$0.45 HTG59.35	-59.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK914.11	$0.45 HTG59.35	-14.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 MWK1,248.04	$2.27 HTG296.76	+215.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,016.70	$1.27 HTG166.18	+116.6%
Average			+67.0%

Malawi vs. Haiti - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.7% more for transportation

	Malawi	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 MWK10,730.89	$2.01 HTG262.59	-67.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,494.23	$20.00 HTG2,616.94	+362.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,669.17 MWK61,850,147.98	$35,000.00 HTG4,579,652.91	-1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.40 MWK35,377.55	$3.58 HTG468.43	-82.5%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Malawi	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$186.12 MWK322,739.46	$165.98 HTG21,718.13	-10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.19 MWK350,589.35	$910.00 HTG119,070.98	+350.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.76 MWK171,254.34	$890.00 HTG116,454.03	+801.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.29 MWK71,589.58	$76.47 HTG10,005.96	+85.2%
Average			+306.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Malawi	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.75 MWK615,141.38	$100.00 HTG13,084.72	-71.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,467.81 MWK2,545,174.85	$6,867.80 HTG898,632.81	+367.9%
Average			+148.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 MWK1,941.09	$5.00 HTG654.24	+346.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MWK5,051.00	$1.65 HTG215.59	-43.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,751.05	$2.00 HTG261.69	+26.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.33 MWK89,011.38	$69.54 HTG9,099.32	+35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,850.25	$10.00 HTG1,308.47	+153.1%
Average			+103.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Malawi	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.22 MWK78,418.19	$80.00 HTG10,467.78	+76.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.94 MWK60,590.97	$75.00 HTG9,813.54	+114.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.17 MWK102,603.07	$120.00 HTG15,701.67	+102.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.71 MWK122,602.32	$150.00 HTG19,627.08	+112.1%
Average			+101.6%

Malawi vs. Haiti - 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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