Cost of living comparison

Venezuela

compared to

Malawi

Malawi vs. Venezuela Cost of Living Summary

Malawi is 42.4% more expensive than Venezuela overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.5% less in Malawi
Groceries: pay 4.9% less in Malawi
Transportation: pay 34.4% more in Malawi
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Malawi
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Malawi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% less in Malawi
Clothing: pay 9.9% less in Malawi

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

Malawi vs. Venezuela Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.5% less for restaurants

	Venezuela	Malawi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.00 VEF89.74	$4.32 MWK7,494.74	-52.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.86 VEF98.38	$9.04 MWK15,683.98	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.85	$0.87 MWK1,512.05	-32.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 VEF9.30	$0.43 MWK750.69	-53.6%
Average			-36.5%

Venezuela vs. Malawi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.9% less for groceries

	Venezuela	Malawi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.82 VEF18.18	$1.36 MWK2,366.81	-25.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.86 VEF28.52	$4.82 MWK8,356.21	+68.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.30 VEF72.78	$4.51 MWK7,827.43	-38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 VEF23.48	$2.31 MWK3,999.89	-2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.73 VEF27.21	$1.93 MWK3,339.52	-29.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.19 VEF21.87	$1.03 MWK1,794.51	-52.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 VEF6.11	$0.81 MWK1,404.13	+32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.61	$1.12 MWK1,940.10	+68.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 VEF8.43	$0.53 MWK914.14	-37.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 VEF7.59	$0.72 MWK1,248.08	-5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.59 MWK1,016.74	-32.7%
Average			-4.9%

Venezuela vs. Malawi - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.4% more for transportation

	Venezuela	Malawi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$6.19 MWK10,731.25	+227.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.58 VEF315.03	$4.32 MWK7,494.48	-86.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,312.50 VEF302,352.06	$35,669.17 MWK61,852,226.56	+17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.72 VEF256.52	$20.40 MWK35,378.74	-20.7%
Average			+34.4%

Venezuela vs. Malawi - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Venezuela	Malawi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.33 VEF372.38	$186.12 MWK322,750.31	+398.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$186.78 VEF1,863.02	$202.19 MWK350,601.13	+8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$128.17 VEF1,278.40	$98.76 MWK171,260.10	-22.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$17.23 VEF171.83	$41.29 MWK71,591.98	+139.7%
Average			+130.9%

Venezuela vs. Malawi - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Venezuela	Malawi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.20 VEF640.40	$354.75 MWK615,162.05	+452.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.00 VEF70,719.21	$1,467.81 MWK2,545,260.39	-79.3%
Average			+186.6%

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pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Venezuela	Malawi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.29 VEF12.87	$1.12 MWK1,941.15	-13.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.35 VEF23.43	$2.91 MWK5,051.17	+24.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 VEF32.67	$1.59 MWK2,751.14	-51.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.50 VEF364.03	$51.33 MWK89,014.37	+40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.92 VEF49.12	$3.95 MWK6,850.48	-19.8%
Average			-4.0%

Venezuela vs. Malawi - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.9% less for clothing

	Venezuela	Malawi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.71 VEF445.99	$45.22 MWK78,420.83	+1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.72 VEF386.23	$34.94 MWK60,593.01	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.32 VEF870.97	$59.17 MWK102,606.51	-32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.72 VEF695.44	$70.71 MWK122,606.44	+1.4%
Average			-9.9%

Venezuela vs. Malawi - 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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