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Malawi vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Malawi is 94.7% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.1% more in Malawi
Groceries: pay 81.4% more in Malawi
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Malawi
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Malawi
Childcare: pay 3.1% less in Malawi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% more in Malawi
Clothing: pay 10.9% less in Malawi

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

Malawi vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.1% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Malawi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.55 UZS59,001.20	$4.32 MWK7,472.10	-5.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.99 UZS51,754.71	$9.04 MWK15,636.60	+126.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 UZS7,233.98	$0.87 MWK1,507.49	+56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,204.79	$0.43 MWK748.42	+75.0%
Average			+63.1%

Uzbekistan vs. Malawi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.4% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Malawi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 UZS5,121.90	$1.36 MWK2,359.67	+245.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.57 UZS46,294.96	$4.82 MWK8,330.97	+34.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,523.06	$4.51 MWK7,803.79	+9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 UZS21,407.20	$2.31 MWK3,987.81	+39.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,695.47	$1.93 MWK3,329.43	+9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 UZS7,448.64	$1.03 MWK1,789.08	+80.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,938.66	$0.81 MWK1,399.88	+5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 UZS12,466.77	$1.12 MWK1,934.24	+16.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,380.69	$0.53 MWK911.37	-18.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,785.59	$0.72 MWK1,244.31	+234.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,242.50	$0.59 MWK1,013.66	+238.7%
Average			+81.4%

Uzbekistan vs. Malawi - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Malawi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,792.33	$6.19 MWK10,698.83	+67.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.91 UZS89,550.98	$4.32 MWK7,471.84	-37.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,473.32 UZS239,324,763.70	$35,669.17 MWK61,665,381.09	+93.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.69 UZS34,901.89	$20.40 MWK35,271.86	+657.3%
Average			+195.2%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Malawi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.72 UZS164,820.70	$186.12 MWK321,775.33	+1363.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.90 UZS6,346,697.74	$202.19 MWK349,542.03	-58.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$312.70 UZS4,051,117.16	$98.76 MWK170,742.75	-68.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.11 UZS377,077.39	$41.29 MWK71,375.72	+41.8%
Average			+319.4%

Uzbekistan vs. Malawi - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1% less for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Malawi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.10 UZS2,657,092.94	$354.75 MWK613,303.75	+73.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,070.48 UZS91,599,218.63	$1,467.81 MWK2,537,571.57	-79.2%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Malawi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,107.79	$1.12 MWK1,935.29	-4.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,334.81	$2.91 MWK5,035.91	+69.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 UZS23,027.02	$1.59 MWK2,742.83	-10.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.03 UZS557,480.23	$51.33 MWK88,745.47	+19.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.47 UZS44,977.72	$3.95 MWK6,829.78	+13.8%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 10.9% less for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Malawi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.61 UZS422,447.33	$45.22 MWK78,183.93	+38.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.09 UZS610,095.97	$34.94 MWK60,409.97	-25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.06 UZS1,114,928.85	$59.17 MWK102,296.56	-31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.57 UZS1,225,117.78	$70.71 MWK122,236.07	-25.2%
Average			-10.9%

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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: February 2025

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