Algeria vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Algeria Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1161
$1462
🏠 One person rent
$162
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$24
$95.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$458
💸 GDP per capita
$5260
$673
😃 Human freedom index
4.82
6.83
❤️ Life expectancy
77.1
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
34
🌐 English speaking %
7%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
41
39
😀 Quality of life
39
24
🏙️ Population
43.9M
18.6M

The average cost of living in Algeria ($466) is 20% less expensive than in Malawi ($579). Algeria ranked 190th vs 167th 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 0.6 months in Algeria compared to 0.8 months in Malawi. Ranked 119th and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Algeria vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Algeria and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 30 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.

Algeria Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.66
$3.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$0.81
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$265
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$118
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
12.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$10568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$944
$487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.31
$15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.15
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.63
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.33
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.6
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2607
$1375

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Cities Comparison in Algeria vs Malawi

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Algeria

City Cost of living Population
Algiers
$530
2.36M
Oran
$505
803K
Constantine
$500
465K
Batna
$417
291K
Sidi Bel Abbes
$449
213K
Chlef
$344
155K
Djelfa
$388
266K
Annaba
$489
257K
Bordj Bou Arreridj
$378
168K
Tebessa
$492
194K
Laghouat
$410
134K
Souk Ahras
$386
155K
Medea
$362
138K
Blida
$446
164K
Bejaia
$396
176K
Relizane
$474
130K
Tiaret
$371
179K
Bechar
$427
166K
Tlemcen
$381
174K
Biskra
$428
205K
Jijel
$503
132K
Ouargla
$401
133K
Skikda
$510
163K
Mostaganem
$532
146K
El Eulma
$429
155K
Tizi Ouzou
$426
135K
El Oued
$373
135K
M'Sila
$393
133K
Setif
$379
288K
Saida
$476
128K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$591
1.9M
Mzimba
$574
936K
Lilongwe
$582
989K
Zomba
$498
101K
Mzuzu
$534
150K
Mangochi
$516
53.5K
Mulanje
$500
14.8K
Ntcheu
$515
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$526
14.6K