Angola vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Angola Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$938
🏠 One person rent
$378
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$1315
$262
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2804
$304
💸 GDP per capita
$3000
$645
😃 Human freedom index
5.76
6.83
❤️ Life expectancy
61.6
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
34
🌐 English speaking %
1%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
11
39
😀 Quality of life
45
26
🏙️ Population
32.9M
18.6M

The average cost of living in Angola ($878) is 143% more expensive than in Malawi ($361). Angola ranked 99th vs 195th 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 3.2 months in Angola compared to 0.8 months in Malawi. Ranked 98th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Angola vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Angola and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 8 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.

Angola Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$11.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$3.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.66
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$76.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1945
$314
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$14
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$21.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.98%
15.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11219
$9554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3386
$361
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$5.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.31
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$0.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$6.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.53
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$0.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$1.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$1.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$12.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$2.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.7
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.4
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$32.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$740
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13819
$1420

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Angola

City Cost of living Population
Luanda
$1041
2.49M
Huambo
$702
844K
Cabinda
$749
739K
Benguela
$771
562K
Lobito
$733
393K
Luena
$767
357K
N'zeto
$829
47.8K
Ambriz
$887
22.7K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$363
1.9M
Lilongwe
$367
989K
Mzuzu
$338
150K
Zomba
$326
101K
Mangochi
$332
53.5K
Mzimba
$337
26.1K
Mulanje
$327
14.8K
Ntcheu
$332
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$335
14.6K