Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 2.1 times more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 64.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 4.6 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 97.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 70.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 39.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Malawi, you would:

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pay 49.4% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.32 MWK7,494.74	$9.51 TTD64.52	+120.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 MWK15,683.98	$7.31 TTD49.63	-19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MWK1,512.05	$0.97 TTD6.61	+11.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MWK750.69	$0.80 TTD5.43	+85.0%
Average			+49.4%

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pay 64.4% more for groceries

	Malawi	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 MWK2,366.81	$2.32 TTD15.73	+69.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MWK8,356.21	$3.45 TTD23.42	-28.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MWK7,827.43	$8.55 TTD57.99	+89.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK3,999.89	$4.09 TTD27.77	+77.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MWK3,339.52	$3.62 TTD24.55	+87.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,794.51	$2.30 TTD15.63	+122.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,404.13	$1.00 TTD6.78	+23.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 MWK1,940.10	$1.57 TTD10.68	+40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK914.14	$1.87 TTD12.70	+255.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 MWK1,248.08	$0.53 TTD3.57	-26.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,016.74	$0.57 TTD3.87	-2.7%
Average			+64.4%

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pay 4.6 times more for transportation

	Malawi	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 MWK10,731.25	$3.81 TTD25.85	-38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,494.48	$71.19 TTD483.04	+1547.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,669.17 MWK61,852,226.56	$32,305.16 TTD219,187.29	-9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.40 MWK35,378.74	$7.63 TTD51.78	-62.6%
Average			+359.2%

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pay 97.2% more for housing

	Malawi	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$186.12 MWK322,750.31	$53.89 TTD365.64	-71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.19 MWK350,601.13	$509.67 TTD3,458.03	+152.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.76 MWK171,260.10	$377.30 TTD2,559.93	+282.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.29 MWK71,591.98	$51.98 TTD352.67	+25.9%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 70.4% more for childcare

	Malawi	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.75 MWK615,162.05	$190.69 TTD1,293.78	-46.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,467.81 MWK2,545,260.39	$4,214.54 TTD28,595.26	+187.1%
Average			+70.4%

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pay 80.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 MWK1,941.15	$2.00 TTD13.56	+78.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MWK5,051.17	$3.38 TTD22.92	+16.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,751.14	$5.01 TTD33.99	+215.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.33 MWK89,014.37	$47.73 TTD323.85	-7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,850.48	$7.92 TTD53.76	+100.6%
Average			+80.8%

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pay 39.2% more for clothing

	Malawi	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.22 MWK78,420.83	$53.13 TTD360.49	+17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.94 MWK60,593.01	$41.10 TTD278.83	+17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.17 MWK102,606.51	$113.07 TTD767.16	+91.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.71 MWK122,606.44	$92.43 TTD627.16	+30.7%
Average			+39.2%

Malawi vs. Trinidad and Tobago - 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: April 2025

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