Egypt vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$390
$544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$965
$1338
🏠 One person rent
$135
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$222
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.8
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$153
$105
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$523
😃 Human freedom index
4.08
6.63
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
34
🌐 English speaking %
35%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
73
31
😀 Quality of life
41
24
🏙️ Population
117M
21.7M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($390) is 28% less expensive than in Malawi ($544). Egypt ranked 196th vs 177th 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 0.2 months in Malawi. Ranked 127th and 166th 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
$4.26
$4.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$1.42
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$509
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.9
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.97%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$7714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.89
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.05
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.29
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.17
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.35
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.08
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.7
$27
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2186
$1644

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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
$483
9.8M
Alexandria
$366
5.36M
Giza
$356
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$414
1.03M
Port Said
$288
792K
Helwan
$374
619K
Suez
$288
716K
Mansoura
$307
622K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
593K
Faiyum
$315
519K
Asyut
$264
562K
Aswan
$350
402K
Tanta
$267
430K
Ismailia
$279
429K
Zagazig
$325
303K
Shibin El Kom
$332
268K
Damanhur
$267
330K
Beni Suef
$271
294K
Qena
$439
253K
Hurghada
$334
214K
Minya
$324
236K
Luxor
$379
202K
Damietta
$294
207K
Sohag
$375
194K
Benha
$314
158K
Kafr El Dawwar
$316
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$555
73K
El Gouna
$338
15K
Dahab
$429
4.48K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Lilongwe
$587
989K
Mzimba
$559
936K
Blantyre
$495
800K
Mzuzu
$522
150K
Zomba
$452
101K
Mangochi
$494
53.5K
Mulanje
$456
14.8K
Monkey Bay
$516
14.6K
Ntcheu
$489
14.6K