Congo vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Congo Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1460
$1462
🏠 One person rent
$250
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$95.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$458
💸 GDP per capita
$2509
$673
😃 Human freedom index
5.41
6.83
❤️ Life expectancy
63.1
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
34
🌐 English speaking %
0%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
21
39
😀 Quality of life
15
24
🏙️ Population
6.14M
18.6M

The average cost of living in the Congo ($582) is 0.5% more expensive than in Malawi ($579). the Congo ranked 165th 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 0.7 months in the Congo compared to 0.8 months in Malawi. Ranked 178th and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Congo vs Malawi

We calculate prices for the Congo and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 6 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.

Congo Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.56
$3.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$265
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$118
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.23%
12.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1593
$10568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$913
$487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.61
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.45
$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3762
$1375

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$589
2.15M
Pointe-Noire
$578
1.42M
Kayes
$531
71.6K
Madingou
$531
36.2K
Gamboma
$531
26.1K
Kinkala
$529
12.1K

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