Ethiopia vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1191
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2876
$1341
🏠 One person rent
$701
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$1147
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.6
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$253
💸 GDP per capita
$1134
$523
😃 Human freedom index
4.7
6.63
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
34
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
59
31
😀 Quality of life
22
31
🏙️ Population
132M
21.7M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($1191) is 119% more expensive than in Malawi ($543). Ethiopia ranked 66th vs 178th 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 0.1 months in Ethiopia compared to 0.5 months in Malawi. Ranked 176th and 151st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Ethiopia Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.08
$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$0.98
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$97.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1760
$533
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.3
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.07%
12.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2106
$9006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.66
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$8.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.1
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.45
$1.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$3.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.02
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29962
$1535

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Cities Comparison in Ethiopia vs Malawi

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1269
5.7M
Awasa
$996
300K
Gondar
$1017
324K
Bahir Dar
$863
243K
Dire Dawa
$1156
277K
Mekelle
$810
324K
Dessie
$1022
188K
Jimma
$775
178K
Harar
$1153
157K
Jijiga
$1152
126K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$505
800K
Lilongwe
$591
989K
Zomba
$458
101K
Mzuzu
$527
150K
Mangochi
$496
53.5K
Mzimba
$530
26.1K
Mulanje
$461
14.8K
Ntcheu
$495
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$521
14.6K