Ghana vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$619
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1550
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$206
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$153
$217
💸 GDP per capita
$2406
$508
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
65.5
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
34
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
67
40
😀 Quality of life
39
28
🏙️ Population
34.4M
21.7M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($619) is 12% more expensive than in Malawi ($551). Ghana ranked 161st 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 0.2 months in Ghana compared to 0.4 months in Malawi. Ranked 132nd 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
$4.47
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.91%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6762
$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3918
$514
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$9.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.8
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.4
$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.6
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6277
$1640

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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
Kumasi
$532
3.9M
Accra
$822
1.78M
Tamale
$576
730K
Ashaiman
$630
208K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
540K
Obuasi
$631
180K
Koforidua
$668
127K
Tema
$600
162K
Ho
$417
83.7K
Hohoe
$652
56.2K

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