Ghana vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$606
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$1502
🏠 One person rent
$204
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$479
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$75
$65.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$241
$364
💸 GDP per capita
$2260
$602
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
63.9
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
34
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
68
39
😀 Quality of life
36
22
🏙️ Population
32.8M
18.6M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($606) is 10% more expensive than in Malawi ($549). Ghana ranked 162nd vs 173rd 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 0.4 months in Ghana compared to 0.7 months in Malawi. Ranked 128th and 163rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Ghana 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.

Ghana Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.34
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.3
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.9
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.6
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.24%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$10547
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2475
$513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.48
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.94
$1.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.87
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.74
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$30.4
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.1
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7200
$1645

Cost of living in other countries

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Cities Comparison in Ghana vs Malawi

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Accra
$729
1.78M
Tamale
$507
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
540K
Kumasi
$433
444K
Ashaiman
$560
208K
Tema
$553
162K
Obuasi
$551
180K
Koforidua
$588
127K
Hohoe
$575
56.2K
Ho
$354
83.7K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$507
800K
Mzimba
$566
936K
Lilongwe
$587
989K
Mzuzu
$525
150K
Zomba
$457
101K
Mangochi
$493
53.5K
Mulanje
$461
14.8K
Ntcheu
$492
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$518
14.6K