Can you imagine the cost of your living increasing of 317% in 5 years? Impossible, isn’t it? Unfortunately this is exactly the increase that Malawian had to face and the reason why this country is struggling every day more.
Due to transport pressure, global factors and currency fluctuations staple maize prizes are increasing by the day. In Africa Malawi is the nation with the highest cost of fuel. It is actually expensive even if we compare it to EU!! Petrol increased over 40% only in 2026 stretching even further the difficult living condition of most of Malawians.
If you browse the internet, you will easily discover that most Malawian live on less than 1 EUR per day income. These days to have a decent living a family of six would need approximately 500 EUR/month. Even if math is not your thing, you can easily see how the two amounts don’t match. Malawi still is one of the poorest countries in the world, still it is one of the safest, most welcoming, friendly country in Africa! That’s why we love it!
