Cambodia vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cambodia Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$821
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2014
$1341
🏠 One person rent
$392
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$675
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$188
$253
💸 GDP per capita
$2628
$523
😃 Human freedom index
6.13
6.63
❤️ Life expectancy
70.7
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
34
🌐 English speaking %
22.2%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
30
31
😀 Quality of life
41
31
🏙️ Population
17.6M
21.7M

The average cost of living in Cambodia ($821) is 51% more expensive than in Malawi ($543). Cambodia ranked 129th 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 0.2 months in Cambodia compared to 0.5 months in Malawi. Ranked 129th and 151st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cambodia vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Cambodia 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.

Cambodia Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.02
$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$2.52
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$97.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$533
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.6
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
12.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2289
$9006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1386
$442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.96
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$4.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.16
$1.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.72
$3.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.6
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.05
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.8
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7496
$1535

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In Cambodia

City Cost of living Population
Phnom Penh
$882
2.13M
Siem Reap
$679
245K
Battambang
$575
130K
Serei Saophoan
$629
99K
Kampong Cham
$501
61.8K
Sihanoukville
$764
71.1K
Svay Rieng
$708
41.4K
Prey Veng
$760
33.1K
Stung Treng
$652
29.7K
Kampot
$587
39.2K

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