Cost of living comparison

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Indiana vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Indiana is 3.3 times more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.9 times more in Indiana
Groceries
pay 72.8% more in Indiana
Transportation
pay 2.8 times more in Indiana
Housing
pay 4.9 times more in Indiana
Childcare
pay 6.9 times more in Indiana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.0 times more in Indiana
Clothing
pay 18.2% more in Indiana

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

Indiana vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

 
Malawi
Indiana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.32
MWK7,503.48
$15.95
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.04
MWK15,702.28
$8.66
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87
MWK1,513.82
$2.25
 

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pay 72.8% more for groceries

 
Malawi
Indiana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.36
MWK2,369.58
$2.63
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.82
MWK8,365.96
$5.04
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.51
MWK7,836.56
$2.86
 

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

 
Malawi
Indiana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.19
MWK10,743.76
$3.31
 
Monthly public transit pass $4.32
MWK7,503.22
$38.75
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,669.17
MWK61,924,363.92
$32,634.82
 

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

 
Malawi
Indiana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$186.12
MWK323,126.72
$62.47
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $202.19
MWK351,010.03
$1,197.13
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $98.76
MWK171,459.84
$997.45
 

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pay 6.9 times more for childcare

 
Malawi
Indiana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $354.75
MWK615,879.51
$1,158.75
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,467.81
MWK2,548,228.89
$15,521.00
 

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Malawi
Indiana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
MWK1,943.41
$4.99
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.91
MWK5,057.06
$4.71
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.59
MWK2,754.35
$8.29
 

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pay 18.2% more for clothing

 
Malawi
Indiana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.22
MWK78,512.29
$42.21
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.94
MWK60,663.68
$36.83
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$59.17
MWK102,726.18
$76.44
 

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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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