Belize vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belize Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2474
$1502
🏠 One person rent
$458
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$876
$479
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$65.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1065
$364
💸 GDP per capita
$7460
$602
😃 Human freedom index
7.48
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
71
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
34
🌐 English speaking %
81.7%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
22
39
😀 Quality of life
46
22
🏙️ Population
411K
18.6M

The average cost of living in Belize ($992) is 81% more expensive than in Malawi ($549). Belize ranked 85th vs 173rd 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 1.1 months in Belize compared to 0.7 months in Malawi. Ranked 90th and 163rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belize vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Belize and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 5 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.

Belize Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.56
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$4.77
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$479
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.7
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.54%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$199
$10547
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.88
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.15
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$219
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5763
$1645

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belize

City Cost of living Population
Belize City
$883
60.9K
San Ignacio
$1034
26.2K
San Pedro Town
$1358
11.8K
Belmopan
$973
19.5K
Caye Caulker
$1581
2.73K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$507
800K
Mzimba
$566
936K
Lilongwe
$587
989K
Mzuzu
$525
150K
Zomba
$457
101K
Mangochi
$493
53.5K
Mulanje
$461
14.8K
Ntcheu
$492
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$518
14.6K