Eritrea vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Eritrea Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1267
$1502
🏠 One person rent
$223
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$479
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$65.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$388
$364
💸 GDP per capita
$689
$602
😃 Human freedom index
4.8
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
66.6
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
13
34
🌐 English speaking %
0%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
12
39
😀 Quality of life
7
22
🏙️ Population
3.5M
18.6M

The average cost of living in Eritrea ($514) is 6% less expensive than in Malawi ($549). Eritrea ranked 181st vs 173rd 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 0.8 months in Eritrea compared to 0.7 months in Malawi. Ranked 192nd and 163rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Eritrea vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Eritrea and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 4 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.

Eritrea Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$10547
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$1.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.5
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2743
$1645

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$349

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Cities Comparison in Eritrea vs Malawi

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Eritrea

City Cost of living Population
Asmara
$520
963K
Keren
$488
120K
Massawa
$486
39.8K
Mendefera
$487
28.5K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$507
800K
Mzimba
$566
936K
Lilongwe
$587
989K
Mzuzu
$525
150K
Zomba
$457
101K
Mangochi
$493
53.5K
Mulanje
$461
14.8K
Ntcheu
$492
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$518
14.6K