Eswatini vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Eswatini Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1311
$938
🏠 One person rent
$211
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$424
$262
🍽️ Food expenses
$173
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$304
💸 GDP per capita
$3987
$645
😃 Human freedom index
5.07
6.83
❤️ Life expectancy
57.1
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
34
🌐 English speaking %
48.2%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
36
39
😀 Quality of life
29
26
🏙️ Population
1.16M
18.6M

The average cost of living in Eswatini ($498) is 38% more expensive than in Malawi ($361). Eswatini ranked 179th vs 195th 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 1 months in Eswatini compared to 0.8 months in Malawi. Ranked 151st and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Eswatini vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Eswatini and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 2 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.

Eswatini Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$11.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.15
$3.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.66
 Cappuccino
$1.6
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$76.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$314
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$14
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$21.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.94%
15.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$314
$9554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$234
$361
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$5.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.27
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.94
$6.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$0.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$1.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$1.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26
$12.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$2.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$32.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$117
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4613
$1420

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Eswatini

City Cost of living Population
Mbabane
$558
94.9K
Manzini
$447
111K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$363
1.9M
Lilongwe
$367
989K
Mzuzu
$338
150K
Zomba
$326
101K
Mangochi
$332
53.5K
Mzimba
$337
26.1K
Mulanje
$327
14.8K
Ntcheu
$332
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$335
14.6K