Finland vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3664
$938
🏠 One person rent
$740
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$262
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2787
$304
💸 GDP per capita
$50916
$645
😃 Human freedom index
8.7
6.83
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
87
34
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
96
39
😀 Quality of life
91
26
🏙️ Population
5.52M
18.6M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1537) is 326% more expensive than in Malawi ($361). Finland ranked 31st 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 1.8 months in Finland compared to 0.8 months in Malawi. Ranked 13th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Finland and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 49 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.

Finland Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$11.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$0.66
 Cappuccino
$4.33
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$76.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$314
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$14
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$21.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.07%
15.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4534
$9554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3055
$361
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$5.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.09
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$3.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$0.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$6.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$0.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$1.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$1.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$12.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$2.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$32.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7553
$1420

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1825
665K
Espoo
$1907
297K
Tampere
$1521
225K
Oulu
$1484
201K
Turku
$1532
188K
Vantaa
$1736
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1475
141K
Lahti
$1396
118K
Pori
$1262
85.4K
Kuopio
$1363
122K
Hameenlinna
$1317
68K
Joensuu
$1403
75.5K
Kouvola
$1376
85.9K
Lappeenranta
$1358
72.9K
Rovaniemi
$1423
62.4K
Vaasa
$1359
67.6K
Seinajoki
$1256
64.2K
Lohja
$1257
46.8K
Mikkeli
$1330
54.7K
Salo
$1336
53K
Porvoo
$1277
49.9K
Hyvinkaa
$1291
46.7K
Kokkola
$1315
47.6K
Nurmijarvi
$1499
42.7K
Tuusula
$1498
38.6K
Kotka
$1349
53.5K
Kajaani
$1328
37.6K
Nokia
$1462
33.3K
Kerava
$1491
35.3K
Rauma
$1265
39.8K

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