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Mongolia vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 56.3% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 29.7% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 9.3% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.6% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 60.6% more in Mongolia

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

Mongolia vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0% less for restaurants

	Malawi	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.32 MWK7,527.50	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	+17.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 MWK15,752.54	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-46.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MWK1,518.66	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-3.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MWK753.97	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	+20.6%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 29.7% more for groceries

	Malawi	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 MWK2,377.16	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-32.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MWK8,392.74	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+41.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MWK7,861.65	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	+20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK4,017.38	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	-4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MWK3,354.12	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	+6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,802.35	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+63.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,410.26	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+61.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 MWK1,948.58	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+71.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK918.13	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+179.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 MWK1,253.53	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-57.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,021.18	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	-22.3%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 9.3% less for transportation

	Malawi	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 MWK10,778.16	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,527.24	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	+87.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,669.17 MWK62,122,584.01	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	-15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.40 MWK35,533.38	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-74.0%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Malawi	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$186.12 MWK324,161.05	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-92.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.19 MWK352,133.62	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	+176.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.76 MWK172,008.68	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	+334.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.29 MWK71,904.91	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	+42.0%
Average			+115.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Malawi	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.75 MWK617,850.94	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-56.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,467.81 MWK2,556,385.77	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	+423.9%
Average			+183.5%

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pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 MWK1,949.64	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	+57.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MWK5,073.24	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	-13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,763.16	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	+11.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.33 MWK89,403.45	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+16.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,880.42	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	+15.5%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 60.6% more for clothing

	Malawi	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.22 MWK78,763.61	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+47.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.94 MWK60,857.86	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+44.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.17 MWK103,055.01	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	+49.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.71 MWK123,142.36	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+101.2%
Average			+60.6%

Malawi vs. Mongolia - 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: January 2025

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