Eritrea vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

Eritrea Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1261
$1424
🏠 One person rent
$226
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$422
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$488
💸 GDP per capita
$644
$645
😃 Human freedom index
4.8
6.89
❤️ Life expectancy
66.5
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
34
🌐 English speaking %
0%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
12
41
😀 Quality of life
12
29
🏙️ Population
3.5M
18.6M

The average cost of living in Eritrea ($518) is 10% less expensive than in Malawi ($578). Eritrea ranked 180th vs 161st 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 0.7 months in Eritrea compared to 0.8 months in Malawi. Ranked 187th and 153rd 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
$3.02
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.94
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.33%
17.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1398
$10369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$571
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.82
$5.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$1.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$2.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.7
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3870
$2278

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Eritrea

City Cost of living Population
Asmara
$523
963K
Keren
$491
120K
Massawa
$493
39.8K
Mendefera
$492
28.5K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$551
1.9M
Lilongwe
$625
989K
Mzuzu
$602
150K
Zomba
$557
101K
Mangochi
$592
53.5K
Mzimba
$601
26.1K
Ntcheu
$591
14.6K
Mulanje
$558
14.8K
Monkey Bay
$614
14.6K