Cost of living comparison

 Malawi
compared to
 Iran
Iran vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 13.0% cheaper than Malawi overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.9% more in Iran
Groceries
pay 46.4% less in Iran
Transportation
pay 27.1% more in Iran
Housing
pay 9.3% more in Iran
Childcare
pay 53.2% less in Iran
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.2% less in Iran
Clothing
pay 6.7% more in Iran

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

Iran vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.9% more for restaurants

 
Malawi
Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.32
MWK7,492.64
$3.77
IRR158,631
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.04
MWK15,679.58
$3.72
IRR156,633
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87
MWK1,511.63
$0.85
IRR35,786

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pay 46.4% less for groceries

 
Malawi
Iran
Bread
1 loaf
$1.36
MWK2,366.15
$0.50
IRR20,967
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.82
MWK8,353.86
$2.06
IRR86,772
Milk (1 gallon) $4.51
MWK7,825.24
$2.72
IRR114,565

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pay 27.1% more for transportation

 
Malawi
Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.19
MWK10,728.24
$2.50
IRR105,296
Monthly public transit pass $4.32
MWK7,492.38
$11.01
IRR463,650
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,669.17
MWK61,834,858.68
$70,890.26
IRR2,986,252,300

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pay 9.3% more for housing

 
Malawi
Iran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$186.12
MWK322,659.68
$11.98
IRR504,639
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $202.19
MWK350,502.69
$337.20
IRR14,204,502
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $98.76
MWK171,212.01
$231.30
IRR9,743,676

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pay 53.2% less for childcare

 
Malawi
Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $354.75
MWK614,989.32
$88.94
IRR3,746,565
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,467.81
MWK2,544,545.68
$1,004.45
IRR42,312,254

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pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Malawi
Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
MWK1,940.61
$0.81
IRR34,276
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.91
MWK5,049.75
$1.24
IRR52,386
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.59
MWK2,750.37
$1.96
IRR82,680

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pay 6.7% more for clothing

 
Malawi
Iran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.22
MWK78,398.81
$33.35
IRR1,405,064
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.94
MWK60,575.99
$29.13
IRR1,227,023
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$59.17
MWK102,577.70
$104.63
IRR4,407,580

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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: July 2025
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