Finland vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3901
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$776
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$1310
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3104
$217
💸 GDP per capita
$53189
$508
😃 Human freedom index
8.84
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
34
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
91
28
🏙️ Population
5.64M
21.7M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1643) is 198% more expensive than in Malawi ($551). Finland ranked 31st vs 176th 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 1.9 months in Finland compared to 0.4 months in Malawi. Ranked 13th and 163rd 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
$15
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$785
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.72%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5330
$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3367
$514
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.58
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.5
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$9.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.7
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10628
$1640

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In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1947
687K
Espoo
$1937
315K
Tampere
$1422
255K
Turku
$1545
206K
Vantaa
$1881
248K
Oulu
$1660
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1500
148K
Joensuu
$1580
78.2K
Kuopio
$1524
124K
Lahti
$1618
121K
Hameenlinna
$1444
68.3K
Pori
$1363
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1481
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1454
73K
Kouvola
$1561
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1356
66.3K
Vaasa
$1479
69K
Lohja
$1383
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1386
51.9K
Salo
$1589
51.1K
Kotka
$1516
50.5K
Nurmijarvi
$1642
44.8K
Hyvinkaa
$1546
46.9K
Tuusula
$1655
41.5K
Kokkola
$1452
48.3K
Nokia
$1437
35.7K
Jarvenpaa
$1783
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1438
33.7K
Kaarina
$1521
36.4K
Kerava
$1611
38.2K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Mzimba
$565
936K
Blantyre
$506
800K
Lilongwe
$592
989K
Mzuzu
$527
150K
Zomba
$458
101K
Mangochi
$496
53.5K
Mulanje
$461
14.8K
Ntcheu
$493
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$519
14.6K