Dominican Republic vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$803
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1959
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$324
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$525
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.4
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$475
$217
💸 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
38
40
😀 Quality of life
42
28
🏙️ Population
11.4M
21.7M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($803) is 46% more expensive than in Malawi ($551). the Dominican Republic ranked 129th vs 176th 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 the Dominican Republic compared to 0.4 months in Malawi. Ranked 124th and 163rd 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
$6.52
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$756
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$446
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.5
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.33%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1545
$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$914
$514
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$9.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.46
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.62
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.35
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$1640

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In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santo Domingo
$1020
1.13M
Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
1.34M
La Vega
$525
282K
San Cristobal
$853
233K
Puerto Plata
$724
338K
Higuey
$730
251K
San Pedro de Macoris
$778
217K
Punta Cana
$1150
139K
San Juan de la Maguana
$639
169K
Bonao
$539
158K
Bani
$708
146K
Boca Chica
$844
142K
La Romana
$676
139K
San Francisco de Macoris
$502
188K
Samana
$686
108K
Azua
$749
91.3K
Sabaneta
$721
98.5K
Barahona
$713
83.6K
Cotui
$648
79.6K
Jarabacoa
$720
58.8K
Mao
$736
76.9K
Nagua
$781
76.9K
Sosua
$948
69.9K
El Seibo
$750
66.9K
Cabarete
$857
4.09K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Mzimba
$565
936K
Blantyre
$506
800K
Lilongwe
$592
989K
Mzuzu
$527
150K
Zomba
$458
101K
Mangochi
$496
53.5K
Mulanje
$461
14.8K
Ntcheu
$493
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$519
14.6K