How much it costs me to buy groceries in Malawi. Relish edition ! Realistic content.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with a unique flavor.

white vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: distilled vinegar

Apple cider vinegar offers a milder taste.

green bell pepper

🥗Healthier: red bell pepper

💰Cheaper: yellow bell pepper

Red bell pepper is sweeter and adds color.

mustard seeds

🥗Healthier: ground mustard

💰Cheaper: yellow mustard

Ground mustard provides similar flavor.

Day one of shopping starts at TCG butcher shop by crossroads.

Buy fresh meat at TCG because it's soft when cooked.

Spend 146 on meat and breakfast items.

Go to House of Meats to buy chicken pieces, noting thighs are cheaper than wings and drumsticks.

Purchase minced meat and more chicken at House of Meats.

Visit City Mall to buy fish, specifically mejeni, noting fish is more expensive than meat.

Go to Kaya to buy goat meat, which is hard to find elsewhere.

Buy chicken at Lizulu.

Plan meals for the month, with beans on Mondays, beef on Tuesdays, fish on Wednesdays, chicken on Saturdays, and a special meal on Sundays.

Budget for the month by buying everything in fours to last for four weeks.

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