Albania vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2429
$1341
🏠 One person rent
$467
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$253
💸 GDP per capita
$11378
$523
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
6.63
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
34
🌐 English speaking %
16%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
43
31
😀 Quality of life
64
31
🏙️ Population
2.38M
21.7M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1037) is 91% more expensive than in Malawi ($543). Albania ranked 94th vs 178th for Malawi in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Albania compared to 0.5 months in Malawi. Ranked 60th and 151st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Albania and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Albania Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.93
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$97.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$533
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.6
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.9
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.37%
12.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2809
$9006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1599
$442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.4
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.22
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$4.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.44
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.24
$1.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.6
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.61
$3.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.96
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5402
$1535

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Cities Comparison in Albania vs Malawi

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1256
389K
Durres
$940
102K
Kamez
$1022
61.7K
Vlore
$893
66.3K
Elbasan
$692
66.8K
Shkoder
$839
61.6K
Korce
$905
43.3K
Fier
$723
52.9K
Berat
$794
40.7K
Sarande
$1153
22.6K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$505
800K
Lilongwe
$591
989K
Zomba
$458
101K
Mzuzu
$527
150K
Mangochi
$496
53.5K
Mzimba
$530
26.1K
Mulanje
$461
14.8K
Ntcheu
$495
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$521
14.6K