Greece vs Malawi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Malawi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2992
$1338
🏠 One person rent
$604
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$1022
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.7
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1176
$105
💸 GDP per capita
$24626
$523
😃 Human freedom index
7.74
6.63
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
34
🌐 English speaking %
51%
3.9%
🎓 Higher education
87
31
😀 Quality of life
74
24
🏙️ Population
10.4M
21.7M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1253) is 130% more expensive than in Malawi ($544). Greece ranked 61st vs 177th 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 0.9 months in Greece compared to 0.2 months in Malawi. Ranked 43rd and 166th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Malawi

We calculate prices for Greece and Malawi as a population-weighted mean of 50 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.

Greece Malawi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$4.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.38
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1039
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$509
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.9
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.67%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$7714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2635
$395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.5
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.63
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$27
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$469
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8295
$1644

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Cities Comparison in Greece vs Malawi

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1439
643K
Crete
$1324
623K
Thessaloniki
$1285
310K
Patras
$1109
174K
Piraeus
$1228
168K
Larissa
$1171
146K
Heraklion
$1291
145K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Kallithea
$1307
97.6K
Peristeri
$1160
134K
Nikaia
$1182
88.1K
Kifissia
$1403
48.7K
Volos
$1126
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1264
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1298
72.9K
Rhodes
$1311
54.6K
Chania
$1302
54.6K
Ioannina
$1098
64.9K
Trikala
$1100
61.6K
Chalcis
$1179
64.5K
Katerini
$1039
59.2K
Serres
$1107
58.4K
Alexandroupoli
$1030
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1053
58.8K
Kavala
$1045
52.1K
Kalamata
$1146
57.7K
Lamia
$932
47.5K
Drama
$988
44.3K
Komotini
$1020
51.7K

In Malawi

City Cost of living Population
Lilongwe
$587
989K
Mzimba
$559
936K
Blantyre
$495
800K
Mzuzu
$522
150K
Zomba
$452
101K
Mangochi
$494
53.5K
Mulanje
$456
14.8K
Monkey Bay
$516
14.6K
Ntcheu
$489
14.6K