Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 97.0% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.5% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 23.0% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 4.8 times more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 33.6% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 44.9% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.5% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.32 MWK7,494.74	$7.00 LBP627,239	+62.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 MWK15,683.98	$7.64 LBP684,497	-15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MWK1,512.05	$1.59 LBP142,409	+82.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MWK750.69	$1.13 LBP101,254	+161.0%
Average			+72.5%

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pay 23.0% less for groceries

	Malawi	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 MWK2,366.81	$0.62 LBP55,813	-54.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MWK8,356.21	$4.15 LBP372,237	-13.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MWK7,827.43	$5.55 LBP497,702	+23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK3,999.89	$2.17 LBP193,998	-6.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MWK3,339.52	$3.28 LBP293,792	+70.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,794.51	$0.57 LBP51,313	-44.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,404.13	$0.40 LBP36,067	-50.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 MWK1,940.10	$0.31 LBP27,880	-72.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK914.14	$0.44 LBP39,865	-15.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 MWK1,248.08	$0.32 LBP28,383	-56.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,016.74	$0.39 LBP35,230	-32.9%
Average			-23.0%

Malawi vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.8 times more for transportation

	Malawi	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 MWK10,731.25	$3.49 LBP312,782	-43.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,494.48	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	+1635.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,669.17 MWK61,852,226.56	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	-26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.40 MWK35,378.74	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	-37.5%
Average			+381.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Malawi	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$186.12 MWK322,750.31	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	-82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.19 MWK350,601.13	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	+144.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.76 MWK171,260.10	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	+157.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.29 MWK71,591.98	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	+290.4%
Average			+127.4%

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pay 33.6% more for childcare

	Malawi	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.75 MWK615,162.05	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	-41.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,467.81 MWK2,545,260.39	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	+108.2%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 MWK1,941.15	$3.00 LBP268,817	+168.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MWK5,051.17	$1.90 LBP170,251	-34.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,751.14	$2.00 LBP179,211	+26.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.33 MWK89,014.37	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	-23.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,850.48	$6.75 LBP604,838	+70.9%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 44.9% more for clothing

	Malawi	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.22 MWK78,420.83	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	+25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.94 MWK60,593.01	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	+65.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.17 MWK102,606.51	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	+57.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.71 MWK122,606.44	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	+31.3%
Average			+44.9%

Malawi vs. Lebanon - 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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