Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Macedonia

Macedonia vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 24.6% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 21.2% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 91.1% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 39.4% more in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 4.1% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.9% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 11.4% more in Macedonia

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

Macedonia vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.0% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.32 MWK7,494.74	$5.21 MKD296.95	+20.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 MWK15,683.98	$4.44 MKD252.63	-50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MWK1,512.05	$1.47 MKD83.98	+69.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MWK750.69	$1.04 MKD59.44	+141.1%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 21.2% less for groceries

	Malawi	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 MWK2,366.81	$0.67 MKD38.22	-50.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MWK8,356.21	$3.49 MKD198.65	-27.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MWK7,827.43	$4.51 MKD256.57	-0.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK3,999.89	$2.07 MKD117.59	-10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MWK3,339.52	$2.81 MKD159.91	+45.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,794.51	$0.40 MKD22.61	-61.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,404.13	$0.58 MKD33.29	-27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 MWK1,940.10	$0.50 MKD28.55	-55.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK914.14	$0.67 MKD38.00	+26.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 MWK1,248.08	$0.39 MKD22.00	-46.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,016.74	$0.43 MKD24.69	-26.0%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 91.1% more for transportation

	Malawi	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 MWK10,731.25	$5.31 MKD302.18	-14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,494.48	$24.47 MKD1,393.52	+466.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,669.17 MWK61,852,226.56	$30,527.06 MKD1,738,304.85	-14.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.40 MWK35,378.74	$5.46 MKD311.09	-73.2%
Average			+91.1%

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pay 39.4% more for housing

	Malawi	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$186.12 MWK322,750.31	$16.42 MKD935.19	-91.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.19 MWK350,601.13	$243.32 MKD13,855.63	+20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.76 MWK171,260.10	$180.36 MKD10,270.27	+82.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.29 MWK71,591.98	$101.51 MKD5,780.02	+145.9%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 4.1% less for childcare

	Malawi	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.75 MWK615,162.05	$225.27 MKD12,827.53	-36.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,467.81 MWK2,545,260.39	$1,883.00 MKD107,223.82	+28.3%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 MWK1,941.15	$1.78 MKD101.53	+59.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MWK5,051.17	$1.56 MKD88.91	-46.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,751.14	$2.74 MKD156.04	+72.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.33 MWK89,014.37	$25.10 MKD1,429.04	-51.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,850.48	$4.74 MKD270.05	+20.0%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 11.4% more for clothing

	Malawi	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.22 MWK78,420.83	$50.12 MKD2,854.22	+10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.94 MWK60,593.01	$33.45 MKD1,904.62	-4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.17 MWK102,606.51	$72.27 MKD4,115.55	+22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.71 MWK122,606.44	$82.74 MKD4,711.29	+17.0%
Average			+11.4%

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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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