This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and living wages for rural Malawi, with a focus on the tea growing area of Southern Malawi. The update for June 2025 considers inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the October 2019 living wage update report (Chiwaula, Anker & Anker, 2019).

This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses (living income) and living wages for rural Malawi, with a focus on the tobacco growing areas of Central Malawi. The update for June 2025 considers inflation since the original report from February 2025 (Chiwaula et al., 2025).