Dominican Republic vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$1361
🏠 One person rent
$323
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$333
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$362
💸 GDP per capita
$10876
$508
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
34
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
37
39
😀 Quality of life
37
26
🏙️ Population
10.8M
18.6M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($831) is 51% more expensive than in Malawi ($552). the Dominican Republic ranked 124th vs 174th 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 0.5 months in the Dominican Republic compared to 0.7 months in Malawi. Ranked 129th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs Malawi

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 25 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.

Dominican Republic Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.8
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$543
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.3
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1613
$10539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$966
$515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$12.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$9.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$4.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.7
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.73
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.5
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5291
$1639

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In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santo Domingo
$1036
1.13M
Santiago de los Caballeros
$850
1.34M
La Vega
$596
282K
San Cristobal
$867
233K
Puerto Plata
$766
338K
Higuey
$774
251K
Punta Cana
$1180
139K
San Francisco de Macoris
$529
188K
San Pedro de Macoris
$801
217K
Bani
$734
146K
San Juan de la Maguana
$671
169K
Boca Chica
$856
142K
Bonao
$565
158K
La Romana
$708
139K
Sabaneta
$750
98.5K
Azua
$779
91.3K
Barahona
$744
83.6K
Samana
$719
108K
Cotui
$674
79.6K
Mao
$762
76.9K
Nagua
$805
76.9K
El Seibo
$775
66.9K
Jarabacoa
$756
58.8K
Sosua
$993
69.9K
Cabarete
$812
4.09K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$506
800K
Mzimba
$568
936K
Lilongwe
$592
989K
Mzuzu
$528
150K
Zomba
$458
101K
Mangochi
$494
53.5K
Mulanje
$462
14.8K
Ntcheu
$494
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$520
14.6K