Ghana vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$615
$579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1715
$1462
🏠 One person rent
$218
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.9
$95.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$458
💸 GDP per capita
$2238
$673
😃 Human freedom index
7.19
6.83
❤️ Life expectancy
63.9
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
34
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
68
39
😀 Quality of life
36
24
🏙️ Population
32.8M
18.6M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($615) is 6% more expensive than in Malawi ($579). Ghana ranked 160th vs 167th 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 0.3 months in Ghana compared to 0.8 months in Malawi. Ranked 130th and 160th 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
$3.54
$3.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.49
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$265
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.5
$118
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.1
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
12.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1608
$10568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.49
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.83
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.6
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.2
$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.6
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6346
$1375

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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
$747
2.39M
Tamale
$492
730K
Kumasi
$412
444K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
540K
Obuasi
$546
180K
Ashaiman
$546
208K
Tema
$368
162K
Koforidua
$585
127K
Hohoe
$570
56.2K
Ho
$345
83.7K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Blantyre
$591
1.9M
Mzimba
$574
936K
Lilongwe
$582
989K
Zomba
$498
101K
Mzuzu
$534
150K
Mangochi
$516
53.5K
Mulanje
$500
14.8K
Ntcheu
$515
14.6K
Monkey Bay
$526
14.6K