Egypt vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$407
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1002
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$143
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$171
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.9
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$217
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$508
😃 Human freedom index
4.17
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
34
🌐 English speaking %
40%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
74
40
😀 Quality of life
40
28
🏙️ Population
117M
21.7M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($407) is 26% less expensive than in Malawi ($551). Egypt ranked 195th 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 0.4 months in Egypt compared to 0.4 months in Malawi. Ranked 129th and 163rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Egypt and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 29 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.

Egypt Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.51%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$847
$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$655
$514
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$9.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.53
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.3
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2107
$1640

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Cities Comparison in Egypt vs Malawi

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$473
9.61M
Giza
$410
5.6M
Alexandria
$384
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$422
1.03M
Port Said
$306
524K
Helwan
$395
619K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
593K
Suez
$276
517K
Mansoura
$326
622K
Faiyum
$334
519K
Tanta
$287
430K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Asyut
$271
389K
Hurghada
$346
214K
Zagazig
$345
303K
Shibin El Kom
$354
268K
Minya
$348
236K
Damanhur
$274
244K
Aswan
$348
268K
Damietta
$331
207K
Qena
$428
201K
Luxor
$365
202K
Benha
$336
158K
Sohag
$398
194K
Beni Suef
$288
193K
Kafr El Dawwar
$330
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$589
73K
El Gouna
$354
15K
Dahab
$517
4.48K

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