Comoros vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Comoros Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1358
$938
🏠 One person rent
$285
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$482
$262
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.2
$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$368
$304
💸 GDP per capita
$1485
$645
😃 Human freedom index
3.8
6.83
❤️ Life expectancy
63.4
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
34
🌐 English speaking %
0%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
1
39
😀 Quality of life
12
26
🏙️ Population
902K
18.6M

The average cost of living in Comoros ($586) is 62% more expensive than in Malawi ($361). Comoros ranked 157th 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 0.6 months in Comoros compared to 0.8 months in Malawi. Ranked 187th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Comoros vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Comoros and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 2 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.

Comoros Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.08
$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$11.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$3.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.66
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$76.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$314
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$278
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$14
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$21.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.2
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.24%
15.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$9554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$770
$361
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.6
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.1
$5.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.84
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$6.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$0.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$1.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$1.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$12.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$2.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.11
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$28
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$32.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.9
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3034
$1420

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Cities Comparison in Comoros vs Malawi

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Comoros

City Cost of living Population
Moroni
$587
74.7K
Domoni
$585
17.7K

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